 [ Symptoms ] the dermatologist says if i go out in the sun after having ipl treatments my age spots will come back what can i do [ Disease ] joe sounds like your doing a lot of great things to stay healthy there are 2 other areas that can have an impact on blood sugar levels that you might want to take a look at 1 sleep click on the word to see an article about this on webmd after reading that article and others look at your sleep habits are you consistently getting enough sleep 2 stress click on the word to see an article about this on webmd psychological stress can have a huge impact on both emotions and physical function problems in either one of these or both could cause blood sugar issues problems i would take a look at these 2 variables and continue to monitor your a1c with your physician best of luck and do not get frustrated sounds like your doing a lot of great work you might just need to adjust your sleep habits and stress management mark hi i found this piece in a webmd answer on the same problem as yours so your only as you can see 0 2 over for me i would say its not drastic a normal a1c range is between 4 and 5 6 an a1c result between 5 6 and 6 4 indicates you are at risk of developing diabetes and an a1c result over 6 4 indicates you have diabetes i also found you this it may be a good idea to follow it its from diabetes forum com i do not really believe in the concept of prediabetes because people are sometimes apt to use that as an excuse to ignore it if you have elevated blood glucose and your a1c converts to average blood glucose of about 107 then you have early signs of diabetes and would be well advised to take measures to prevent its advance if you do not have a meter already you might consider getting one and taking a few tests around your meals that will give you a better idea of how your metabolism is coping with carbs take a test before you eat so you know where you started keep a log of your readings and keep a food journal too   whatwhenhow much you ate eat your meal and test one hour after the first bite this tells you roughly how high the meal raised your bg then test again two hours after the first bite and you should be dropping back down close to your starting level i think doing the above should calm you down good luck