Two years ago, this month, I got the diagnosis. Here are two years worth of A1c tests. The standard non-diabetic range is 4.2-5.6%

The conclusion here is that testing this regularly is no longer warranted, and to start pushing it off to 6-9 months, and potentially just keep up with it at the annual exam.

From April 2015 to April 2017, a number of other indicators have all swung from OK levels into the “really healthy” category, too.

Cholesterol has gone from 164 to 146 mg/dL (< 200 is good)
HDL has gone from 37 to 63 mg/dL (>40 is good; >60 is beneficial)
LDL has gone from 96 to 69 mg/dL (<130 is good)
The Cholesterol/HDL ratio has gone from 4.4 to 2.3 (<4.5 is good)
And total triglycerides has gone from 157 to 70 mg/dL (<150 is good)

My blood pressure is probably better than it has ever been, and currently running about 106/60 quite regularly, and only jumping up to 120 in response to white coats!