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Blood glucose is measured in milligrams
per deciliter (mg/dL) in the United States, and millimoles per liter (mmoles/L) in
many other countries (Canada, England, Australia) This is important to remember if you are
talking with someone from a country who uses a different measurement system
than you do.
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The conversion factor is
about
18.
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Divide the U.S. value by 18 to get the European value
(mg/dl / 18 =
mmol/L).
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Multiply the European value by 18 to get the
U.S. value
(mmol/L x 18 = mg/dl).
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Example: In the U.S., a bg of 100 mg/dL is about the same as
5.6 mmol/L. Here's a chart to
help you.
Blood Glucose Conversion Chart
mg/dL |
mmol/L |
|
mg/dL |
mmol/L |
|
mg/dL |
mmol/L |
|
mg/dL |
mmol/L |
(US) |
(Europe) |
|
(US) |
(Europe) |
|
(US) |
(Europe) |
|
(US) |
(Europe) |
20 |
1.1 |
|
130 |
7.2 |
|
225 |
12.5 |
|
340 |
18.9 |
30 |
1.7 |
|
135 |
7.5 |
|
230 |
12.8 |
|
350 |
19.4 |
40 |
2.2 |
|
140 |
7.8 |
|
235 |
13.1 |
|
360 |
20.0 |
50 |
2.8 |
|
145 |
8.1 |
|
240 |
13.3 |
|
370 |
20.6 |
55 |
3.1 |
|
150 |
8.3 |
|
245 |
13.6 |
|
380 |
21.1 |
60 |
3.3 |
|
155 |
8.6 |
|
250 |
13.9 |
|
390 |
21.7 |
65 |
3.6 |
|
160 |
8.9 |
|
255 |
14.2 |
|
400 |
22.2 |
70 |
3.9 |
|
165 |
9.2 |
|
260 |
14.4 |
|
410 |
22.8 |
75 |
4.2 |
|
170 |
9.4 |
|
265 |
14.7 |
|
420 |
23.3 |
80 |
4.4 |
|
175 |
9.7 |
|
270 |
15.0 |
|
430 |
23.9 |
85 |
4.7 |
|
180 |
10.0 |
|
275 |
15.3 |
|
440 |
24.4 |
90 |
5.0 |
|
185 |
10.3 |
|
280 |
15.6 |
|
460 |
25.6 |
95 |
5.3 |
|
190 |
10.6 |
|
285 |
15.8 |
|
480 |
26.7 |
100 |
5.6 |
|
195 |
10.8 |
|
290 |
16.1 |
|
500 |
27.8 |
105 |
5.8 |
|
200 |
11.1 |
|
295 |
16.4 |
|
520 |
28.9 |
110 |
6.1 |
|
205 |
11.4 |
|
300 |
16.7 |
|
540 |
30.0 |
115 |
6.4 |
|
210 |
11.7 |
|
310 |
17.2 |
|
560 |
31.1 |
120 |
6.7 |
|
215 |
11.9 |
|
320 |
17.8 |
|
580 |
32.2 |
125 |
6.9 |
|
220 |
12.2 |
|
330 |
18.3 |
|
600 |
33.3 |
Updated August 2001
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