How do your A1c's run? I used to get it done at every checkup with my endocrinologist, but now I'm a lab tech and I can do my own! It only takes 5 minutes, and it takes just a drop of blood.

01/06/1995 (diagnosis) - 12.1

05/30/2003 (my lowest) - 5.9

10/04/2007 (current) - 6.4

* stolen from Wikipedia *

Glycosylated (or glycated) hemoglobin (hemoglobin A1c, Hb1c , HbA1c or HgA1c) is a form of hemoglobin used primarily to identify the plasma glucose concentration over prolonged periods of time. Its name is sometimes abbreviated to A1C. It is formed in a non-enzymatic pathway by hemoglobin's normal exposure to high plasma levels of glucose. Glycation of hemoglobin has been implicated in nephropathy and retinopathy in diabetes mellitus. Monitoring the HbA1c in diabetic patients may improve treatment.