How accurate are A1C test and what do they

determine? First 3 months after I was first D’xd I was just learning about diabetes (through this Forum mostly) and incorporating moderate exercise – and some form of low carbing.

My 1st A1C results came back as 5.6%. I was happy with that and so thought to better this percentage I went all out with the exercise the following three months except for about 3 weeks between the Xmas and after the New years – where I did’nt exercise at all and probably ate too much of the "bad" stuff like chocolates etc. Had my second A1C in Jan ’10 which came in at 5.9%

What I want to know is : what do I change to better this number? reduce the exercise and not go so extreme like the first 3 months after d’xd? since d’xd I have dropped my weight my 10kgs and body fat content by 7%. I would have thought this would have accounted for a much better A1c result.

My meter readings have always been pretty good – no extreme highs or lows and fasting level have usually hoovered around the 5.00 to 5.3 mark (except for this morning where I ate late and meal was carb loaded)!

Any advice would be most appreciated.

Thanks all.
Donna.