Just a simple question, but possibly not a simple answer..
When I drive the guides everywhere tell me "Keep your blood glucose above 5 mmol/l when driving", which I thought was quite straightforward, but how is above 5 interpreted..
A general conversation over a glass of something with a police officer friend of mine, he has the same guideline if he needs to check somebody, but here is the question.. what is above 5????
I assume that a blood test result of say 5.7 is above 5 and therefore I'm good to go, but the police force disagree, 5.7 is not above 5, only a reading starting with a 6 is above 5.
Had a similar conversation with a senior nurse friend as well, but this time about levels. I look for a reading between 4 and 7, so to me a reading of 7.7 would be above range, but not according to the NHS... a reading between 7.0 and 7.9 is still ok and within the range of 4 to 7.
So who is right, .. Do we count the decimal place, or ignore it and just work to the first digit????
When I drive the guides everywhere tell me "Keep your blood glucose above 5 mmol/l when driving", which I thought was quite straightforward, but how is above 5 interpreted..
A general conversation over a glass of something with a police officer friend of mine, he has the same guideline if he needs to check somebody, but here is the question.. what is above 5????
I assume that a blood test result of say 5.7 is above 5 and therefore I'm good to go, but the police force disagree, 5.7 is not above 5, only a reading starting with a 6 is above 5.
Had a similar conversation with a senior nurse friend as well, but this time about levels. I look for a reading between 4 and 7, so to me a reading of 7.7 would be above range, but not according to the NHS... a reading between 7.0 and 7.9 is still ok and within the range of 4 to 7.
So who is right, .. Do we count the decimal place, or ignore it and just work to the first digit????