For patients on insulin who still have a high A1c despite normal fasting blood sugars, have them check their postprandial insulin, which is 2 hours after eating, to see if more mealtime insulin is needed. A postprandial blood sugar level should be less than 180 mg/dL.—Gina Luna, FNP-BC, BC-ADM, Palmdale, Calif.
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