Complications

Did you know... Lowering your A1C – a measure of your blood sugar control over several months – by 1% can lower your risk of future problems from diabetes, including eye disease, kidney disease and nerve damage.

Many of the complications related to diabetes are caused by high blood sugar levels. By staying in control of your blood sugar, you can minimize both the short- and long-term complications of diabetes.

The Diabetes Control and Complications Trial (DCCT) was a study of 1,441 people with type 1 diabetes. This study showed that take-charge management can lower the risk of complications from diabetes. People in this study who used take-charge management had average blood sugar levels near normal. They had a lower risk of eye disease, kidney disease and nerve damage. This study showed that even lowering your HbA1C by 1% helped lower your risk of future problems from diabetes.

Learn more about the short-term and long-term complications that people with diabetes are more susceptible to.