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How to lower a1c quickly?
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No: Since it's an average of what your sugar has been for 3 mos., there is no way to change it quickly -- except to bleed extensively and have your blood volume rapidly replaced with multiple transfusions. Not a good idea.
Answered 8/2/2018
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Can't.: Any adjustments in your diabetic regimen take at least three months to be reflected in the HgbA1C. Your fingerstick readings are more rapid evidence of your degree of glycemic control.
Answered 12/9/2015
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