What is Blood glucose levels?
Still different units of measurement for the blood sugar value in circulation. In Europe and in eastern Germany is measured in millimoles, just west of the Republic of doctors are still working with the unit milligram.
If a doctor says diabetes in Hamburg, not the blood glucose level should be above 110, West German diabetics, everything is clear. East German or British people with diabetes, however, are at such a clip saying: Such high values ??did not know it. Diabetologists Saxon or French specialists would call as always limit the value of 6.1. Both limits are valid only incidentally, if you measure before the meal and get their blood from the fingertip.
The reason for the different information: Only in West Germany remains stubbornly the old unit milligrams of glucose per deciliter of blood. International is now common practice, however, the measure millimoles per liter. The values ??can be converted accordingly – or check in the appropriate table.
| New unit: millimoles per liter (millimoles / liter) | Old unit: milligrams per deciliter (mg / dl or mg%) |
| 2,0 | 36 |
| 2,2 | 40 |
| 3,0 | 54 |
| 3,3 | 60 |
| 4,0 | 72 |
| 4,4 | 80 |
| 5,0 | 90 |
| 5,6 | 100 |
| 6,0 | 108 |
| 6,7 | 120 |
| 7,0 | 126 |
| 7,8 | 140 |
| 9,0 | 162 |
| 10,0 | 180 |
| 11,1 | 200 |
| 13,0 | 234 |
| 15,0 | 270 |
| 16,7 | 300 |
Who wants to convert itself, adheres to the following formula:
X = 0.0555 milligrams per deciliter millimoles per liter
Millimoles per liter x = 18.02 milligrams per deciliter
Blood glucose meters only work with one of the two units. In this case, you should know with what degree you have to do it. If in doubt, consult your doctor.
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