[KarenBC]

Is there a chart somewhere that can be printed - I've noticed that those in Australia & US seem to use a different set of numbers to express blood sugar than what is used in Canada.

I'd like to have a print out so it will all make sense!

[Jules49]

I don't. Have a dear friend in Canada. She can tell me the metric system temps so quickly. I decided a long time ago that she knows so much more about the U. S. than I know about Canada. We have another auto immune disease that is the same. My daughter is a hockey fan and they enjoyed talking hockey. She has already decided who will win our election. Maybe someone else can help you.

[matingara]

multiply the Australian/Canadian number by 18 and you get your answer in the US system.

my 18xtimes table is in my head now an is almost instantaneous.

-- Joel.

i'll explain Avogadro's number at the next lecture.

[fgummett]

It's pretty much only the good ole' USA that still uses mg/dl... the rest of the World has adopted the International Standard (SI) units of mmol/l But as there are so many US folks on this forum many of us will do the calculation and/or show both versions in our posts.
For your convenience there is a converter on this page under "Site Navigation -> Converters"

[fgummett]

As a clarification: Wiki says... that USA, Japan, France, Egypt and Colombia use mg/dl, while the rest use mmol/l. Can anyone else please confirm? I'm surprised if France is not using the SI measurement

[KarenBC]

Thanks everyone! ... the onsite converter is great...I was groaning when I read Joel's note about learning the 18X table...not more times tables!