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glucose% to mmol/l

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123gw456

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Type of diabetes
Type 2
Treatment type
Tablets (oral)
can any body please let me know how to work these out.
my nurse says i should be under 5 mmol/l.
but my meter is in percentages.
i thought i was doing well as my average for last month was 6.8%
 
123gw456 said:
can any body please let me know how to work these out.
my nurse says i should be under 5 mmol/l.
but my meter is in percentages.
i thought i was doing well as my average for last month was 6.8%
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What meter do you have?
 
It seems like your meter may be giving you an estimate of your HbA1c in terms of your average blood glucose levels. If that is the case then have a look at this page http://www.diabetes.co.uk/hba1c-to-blood-sugar-level-converter.html and enter 6.8% in the DCCT value which will give you an average of 8.2 mmol/l

edit: Just to add I havent seen any meter that does this without giving you your individual measures
 
Just read the manual (online) for the rx and I cant see any mention of percentage so are you sure it is 6.8% or is it 6.8mmol/l? Additionally I do not understand why your nurse would tell you your level should be below 5 mmol/l that is just plain incorrect!
 
Fasting 4 - 7 and post prandial less than 8.5 although I think my nurse said 10 for the latter. My meter though is usually gives higher readings than others.
 
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