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<blockquote data-quote="JontyW" data-source="post: 409254" data-attributes="member: 40312"><p>Hello Dawn,</p><p></p><p>Just a quick point about the UNITS that are are used for the various measurements in diabetes control.</p><p></p><p>You state hear the the insulin your son has is e.g. Lemimire 1mmol in the morning. Insulin is always measured in "insulin units" and you have confused this with the units used for blood sugar.</p><p></p><p>Blood sugar units are:-</p><p></p><p>1) Recorded on the meter is mmol/L e.g. a good value would be 5.5 mmol/L</p><p></p><p>2) Long term (last 3 months) HbA1c test taken by the hospital or nurse is mmol/mol (new units) or % (old units).</p><p>So a good value for HbA1c, showing you are under good control for last 3 months, would be 6.5% or 48 mmol/mol</p><p></p><p>There is so much to learn about diabetes in the early days, so no one is surprised if you get such things mixed up slightly, and in case it is no big deal anyway. But I think you seem to have the right attitude and Toby is also getting to understand well as such an early stage. If you read those links I sent you will gain a lot of knowledge which will put you up the learning curve much faster. His insulin dose is really small at present, and that makes it more difficult for accurate control. In my case my total daily insulin is about 60 units, but everyone's requirements are different.</p><p></p><p>Jonty</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="JontyW, post: 409254, member: 40312"] Hello Dawn, Just a quick point about the UNITS that are are used for the various measurements in diabetes control. You state hear the the insulin your son has is e.g. Lemimire 1mmol in the morning. Insulin is always measured in "insulin units" and you have confused this with the units used for blood sugar. Blood sugar units are:- 1) Recorded on the meter is mmol/L e.g. a good value would be 5.5 mmol/L 2) Long term (last 3 months) HbA1c test taken by the hospital or nurse is mmol/mol (new units) or % (old units). So a good value for HbA1c, showing you are under good control for last 3 months, would be 6.5% or 48 mmol/mol There is so much to learn about diabetes in the early days, so no one is surprised if you get such things mixed up slightly, and in case it is no big deal anyway. But I think you seem to have the right attitude and Toby is also getting to understand well as such an early stage. If you read those links I sent you will gain a lot of knowledge which will put you up the learning curve much faster. His insulin dose is really small at present, and that makes it more difficult for accurate control. In my case my total daily insulin is about 60 units, but everyone's requirements are different. Jonty [/QUOTE]
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