Blood Glucose Goals
Maintaining good blood glucose control is especially important to prevent too many "highs" or "lows". You may not be aware of the symptoms of low blood glucose, or hypoglycemia.
Blood glucose goals are personalized for each child or teen based on a benefit-risk assessment. A child with frequent hypoglycemia will have a higher goal.
Here are some examples:
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Blood glucose and hemoglobin A1c goals for children with type 1 diabetes |
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Blood glucose goal range (mg/dL) |
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Before meals |
Bedtime/night time |
Hemoglobin A1c (%) |
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Toddlers less than 6 years |
100-180 |
110-200 |
7.7-8.5 |
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Aged 6-12 years |
90-180 |
100-180 |
<8.0 |
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Aged 13-19 years |
90-130 |
90-150 |
<7.5 |
American Diabetes Association, 2005