# Is a lower HbA1c always better?

**URL:** https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/is-a-lower-hba1c-always-better/5224
**Category:** Treatment
**Tags:** a1c, diabetes-deaths
**Created:** [October 15, 2018, 4:35am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/is-a-lower-hba1c-always-better/5224 "2018-10-15T04:35:44Z")
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### Author: ![Eric](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forum.fudiabetes.org/eric/32/9209_2.png) [@Eric](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Eric)
#### Post date: [October 15, 2018, 4:56am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/is-a-lower-hba1c-always-better/5224/2 "2018-10-15T04:56:35Z")

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> [@Meta Study: Long-term Glycemic Variability and Risk of Adverse Outcomes](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/meta-study-long-term-glycemic-variability-and-risk-of-adverse-outcomes/5121/49):
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> [Hemoglobin A1c Levels and the Risk of Cardiovascular Disease in People Without Known Diabetes - PMC](https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4603057/)  
> Hemoglobin A1c Levels and the Risk of Cardiovascular Disease in People **Without Known Diabetes**

But the link you referenced is not entirely relevant for us here, because we all are dealing with **known** diabetes. The counter-regulatory hormones are completely different for diabetics and non-diabetics.

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