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I live in the USA and actually measure my blood glucose in mg/dl instead of the mmol/L used in the UK. I convert it daily to facilitate discussions with members here on the forum which is based in the UK.
Fasting Blood Sugar Conversion
I simply divide my mg/dl number by 18 to get to the mmol/L.
An example would be 100 mg/dl divided by 18 equals 5.5 mmol per liter.
Written in mathematical formula its: 100/18 = 5.5
HA1c Conversion
I also convert my HA1c which you label HbA1C from USA units to UK units. (DCCT to IFCC)
I use this formula:
From mmol/mol to %
(New number/10.929)+2.15
From % to mmol/mol
(Old number-2.15)x10.929
I also use this converter to check the accuracy of my math:
www.hba1cnet.com/hba1c-calculator/
This site also gives you a comparison of what your HA1c would likely be but many factors can effect your HA1c and your daily fasting blood glucose number may produce a different HA1c than this estimate for many reasons.
http://www.hba1cnet.com/hba1c-calculator/
Fasting Blood Sugar Conversion
I simply divide my mg/dl number by 18 to get to the mmol/L.
An example would be 100 mg/dl divided by 18 equals 5.5 mmol per liter.
Written in mathematical formula its: 100/18 = 5.5
HA1c Conversion
I also convert my HA1c which you label HbA1C from USA units to UK units. (DCCT to IFCC)
I use this formula:
From mmol/mol to %
(New number/10.929)+2.15
From % to mmol/mol
(Old number-2.15)x10.929
I also use this converter to check the accuracy of my math:
www.hba1cnet.com/hba1c-calculator/
This site also gives you a comparison of what your HA1c would likely be but many factors can effect your HA1c and your daily fasting blood glucose number may produce a different HA1c than this estimate for many reasons.
http://www.hba1cnet.com/hba1c-calculator/