🐝 The DailyLocal · 2026-06-22

Know your numbers

Know your numbers.

They tell the story a single day can't.

Two matter most:

A1C — roughly your average blood sugar over the last ~3 months. One number, the big picture. Most people have it checked a few times a year.

Time in range — if you wear a CGM, the share of the day your glucose sits in your target window. The day-to-day picture A1C can't show.

A number many adults are guided toward is an A1C around 7% — but your number is yours. Your care team sets it, based on you.

Do this tomorrow:

• Write down your last A1C — and the date it was drawn.
• Ask your care team: "What should my A1C be? What's my target range?"
• Know the answer. Bring both numbers to every visit.

LocalDiabetic is being built around simple daily wins like this — your numbers, your trends, and your next questions in one private place, so nothing gets lost between visits.

The good stuff, no noise.

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General education, not medical advice. Your targets are individual — your care team sets them, not a newsletter. Never change medication or insulin based on a number alone; bring the questions to your team. For an emergency, call 911.

— Donovan
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Sources: ADA Standards of Care (A1C ~3-month average; general adult A1C goal often ~7%, individualized) · NIDDK "The A1C Test & Diabetes" · time-in-range from CGM (common target window 70–180 mg/dL, set by the care team)