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<blockquote data-quote="fergus" data-source="post: 20030" data-attributes="member: 6150"><p>Apologies, Margaret</p><p></p><p>It looks as if LadyJ and I mis-read your post -</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>I think the most reliable conversion of HbA1c to blood sugar level is the one devised by Richard Bernstein. His years of measurement of many many patients and non-diabetics lead him to conclude that an HbA1c of 5% equated to an average blood sugar of 100mg/dl, or 5.5mmol/l.</p><p>Every 1% above that adds 40mg/dl, or 2.2mmol/l to the blood sugar level. That would turn your 6.2% into an average blood sugar of around 8.1mmol/l.</p><p>It also turns the NHS safe limit of 7% into a blood sugar of 10mmol/l, roughly twice that of a non-diabetic! Not so safe then.</p><p></p><p>All the best,</p><p></p><p>fergus</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="fergus, post: 20030, member: 6150"] Apologies, Margaret It looks as if LadyJ and I mis-read your post - I think the most reliable conversion of HbA1c to blood sugar level is the one devised by Richard Bernstein. His years of measurement of many many patients and non-diabetics lead him to conclude that an HbA1c of 5% equated to an average blood sugar of 100mg/dl, or 5.5mmol/l. Every 1% above that adds 40mg/dl, or 2.2mmol/l to the blood sugar level. That would turn your 6.2% into an average blood sugar of around 8.1mmol/l. It also turns the NHS safe limit of 7% into a blood sugar of 10mmol/l, roughly twice that of a non-diabetic! Not so safe then. All the best, fergus [/QUOTE]
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