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HbA1C % or mmol?

PenfoldAPD

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Location
London
Type of diabetes
Type 2
Treatment type
Diet only
Hoping someone can answer a quick question. I generally say my HbA1c has come down to 6.7 from 9.9 - is that the old terminology and I should be saying 50 now against 85 on diagnosis (as per a useful chart I found online!)

Just when you think you are starting to understand the terms I get thrown
 
yes -- in essence the (Old money is % ) the new money is the number

all your medical people should understand both
 
In the UK we use
mmol/l in our finger prick tests
and
mmol/mol in our HbA1cs

Here you go:
 
We use percentages here in the US for our a1c results largely because our real-time blood glucose levels are measured in mg/dl.

For example: 5mmol/l would equate to 90mg/dl (conversion is to multiply by 18)
That makes it easier to avoid confusion between my daily blood sugar and 3-month a1c test.
 
Thank you for your replies, I think I've got it now - much appreciated
 
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