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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Bluetit1802" data-source="post: 1546467" data-attributes="member: 94045">This is mmol/l and is just a snapshot of what you are at the time, using capillary blood from your finger.Your 48mmol/mol is your HbA1c, a test that measures average blood glucose from venous blood over a period of about 2 to 3 months prior to the test. With a level of 48, it is highly unusual to be offered medication. Diet and lifestyle is normally the first option, with a review in 3 months. In the old units, it is 6.5% DCCT.This will be a plasma blood glucose test, taken from venous blood, and is a snapshot of what you were at the time of the test.They are both important. Only the HbA1c is measured in mmol/mol . That test will only ever be done at the surgery, and should be once every 3 months/6months/then 12 months depending on how well you do. Our meters are important and they are all in mmol/l in the UK. (other countries may differ)Hope this helps a bit.</blockquote>

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