Conversion Chart

[Stuboy]

Hey, I was wondering if anyone knows where i can find a conversion chart for the different type of blood glucose measurements from UK and US? I read alot of US measurments on here and it would be really helpful to know just how high and low you guys are when ur talking about it but i dont understand the other measurement. I only know the goods and bads of mm ol/L!

thanks:) :marchmell

[Infosec]

JediSkipdogg posted this one a week or two ago. I bookmarked it then. Hopefully this has the info you want.
http://www.rajeun.net/HbA1c_glucose.html

[Stuboy]

Thanks that's great! Exactly what i needed!

Although in this guys "opinion" im mostly suicidal at the moment!! Im maintaining my levels between 10 and 15 and bringing them down slowly because i was so high... My level when i was diagnosed isn't even ON that chart!!

Thanks again :)

[JediSkipdogg]

Thanks that's great! Exactly what i needed!

Although in this guys "opinion" im mostly suicidal at the moment!! Im maintaining my levels between 10 and 15 and bringing them down slowly because i was so high... My level when i was diagnosed isn't even ON that chart!!

Thanks again :)

THe easiest conversion method from mmol to mg/dl is just multiple by 18. It truely is that simple. 10 mmol = 180 mg/dl.

As for being "suicidal," if you remained that high undiagnosed for years, yes, you would be. Your organs would start breaking up. But since you are diagnosed, hopefully the damage done wasn't too bad during undiagnosis for too long. I know alot of people upon diagnosis aren't even on double that chart. Many type 1s can run in the 600-1000 mg/dl and even higher upon diagnosis. Type 2s depending on how long can easily get in the 500s before diagnosis if they don't go to the doctor that often and it onsets very slowly (meaning the body adjusts to being out of wack and puts out of wack as normal.)

[Stuboy]

I was 594 when i was diagnosed.

but right now i've been told to aim for 180. Which is what im trying to do, not doing TOO badly, but so far they're consistantly going above 270 after breakfast.

i didn't realise Rice Krispies were that sugary?? (i just eat them with semi-skimmed milk)

[Fred&CharlesFan]

...but so far they're consistantly going above 270 after breakfast.

i didn't realise Rice Krispies were that sugary?? (i just eat them with semi-skimmed milk)

Stuboy,
Welcome to the adventure!! As you learn, you will encounter info dealing with "glycemic index (GI)". This subject deals with how quickly foods get broken down into glucose. They are scored on an index (i.e. Corn syrup is faster than a bread, and has a higher GI than a bread) But is whole wheat bread faster than white bread? Is rice higher than oatmeal? The higher the GI rating of a food, the faster it breaks down, and therefore can contribute to impacting your control, because it can cause unexpected spikes. That's why fibre is a good thing.
Rice and RiceKrispies, snap, crackle, will make your post-breakfast readings pop just like you are experiencing; rice is very high on the GI scale.
Its something you should be aware of.
Check out this link:

http://www.diabetesnet.com/diabetes_food_diet/glycemic_index.php

[Stuboy]

Thanks alot! That's great! I've copied the index table into my excel spread sheet for quick reference. Something ELSE i've learnt today lol

Now i have three sheets in my excel workbook... My Results log, conversion table and now a glycemic index! :D