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<blockquote data-quote="Robinredbreast" data-source="post: 1341787" data-attributes="member: 44643"><p><span style="font-size: 18px"><strong>Units[<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Blood_sugar&action=edit&section=1" target="_blank">edit</a>]</strong></span></p><p>The international standard way of measuring blood glucose levels are in terms of a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Molar_concentration" target="_blank">molar concentration</a>, measured in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mmol" target="_blank">mmol</a>/L (millimoles per litre; or <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Molar_concentration" target="_blank">millimolar</a>, abbreviated mM). In the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States" target="_blank">United States</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/West-Germany" target="_blank">West-Germany</a> and other countries <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mass_concentration_(chemistry)" target="_blank">mass concentration</a> is measured in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mg/dL" target="_blank">mg/dL</a> (milligrams per decilitre).<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blood_sugar#cite_note-5" target="_blank">[5]</a></p><p></p><p>Since the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Molecular_weight" target="_blank">molecular weight</a> of glucose C6H12O6 is 180, the difference between the two units is a factor of 18, so that 1 mmol/L of glucose is equivalent to 18 mg/dL</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Robinredbreast, post: 1341787, member: 44643"] [SIZE=5][B]Units[[URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Blood_sugar&action=edit§ion=1']edit[/URL]][/B][/SIZE] The international standard way of measuring blood glucose levels are in terms of a [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Molar_concentration']molar concentration[/URL], measured in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mmol']mmol[/URL]/L (millimoles per litre; or [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Molar_concentration']millimolar[/URL], abbreviated mM). In the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States']United States[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/West-Germany']West-Germany[/URL] and other countries [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mass_concentration_(chemistry)']mass concentration[/URL] is measured in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mg/dL']mg/dL[/URL] (milligrams per decilitre).[URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blood_sugar#cite_note-5'][5][/URL] Since the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Molecular_weight']molecular weight[/URL] of glucose C6H12O6 is 180, the difference between the two units is a factor of 18, so that 1 mmol/L of glucose is equivalent to 18 mg/dL [/QUOTE]
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