People from outside the US may find this table convenient for converting US blood glucose values which are given in mg/dl into values generated by their blood glucose meters, which are generated in mmol/L. Please note that these are approximate values based on a conversion factor of 18.
| mmol/L | mg/dl | mmol/L | mg/dl | mmol/L | mg/dl | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0.06 | 1 | 6.7 | 120 | 16.0 | 288 | ||
| 0.28 | 5 | 7.0 | 126 | 16.6 | 300 | ||
| 0.55 | 10 | 7.2 | 130 | 17.0 | 306 | ||
| 1.0 | 18 | 7.5 | 135 | 18.0 | 325 | ||
| 1.5 | 27 | 7.8 | 140 | 19.0 | 342 | ||
| 2.0 | 36 | 8.0 | 145 | 20.0 | 360 | ||
| 2.2 | 40 | 8.3 | 150 | 20.8 | 375 | ||
| 2.5 | 45 | 8.9 | 160 | 22.2 | 400 | ||
| 2.8 | 50 | 9.0 | 162 | 23.0 | 414 | ||
| 3.0 | 54 | 9.4 | 170 | 24.0 | 432 | ||
| 3.3 | 60 | 10.0 | 180 | 25.0 | 450 | ||
| 3.9 | 70 | 10.5 | 190 | 26.4 | 475 | ||
| 4.0 | 72 | 11.0 | 196 | 27.7 | 500 | ||
| 4.4 | 80 | 11.1 | 200 | 30.0 | 540 | ||
| 4.7 | 85 | 12.0 | 216 | 33.3 | 600 | ||
| 5.0 | 90 | 12.5 | 225 | 38.8 | 700 | ||
| 5.5 | 100 | 13.9 | 250 | 40.0 | 720 | ||
| 6.0 | 106 | 14.4 | 260 | 44.4 | 800 | ||
| 6.1 | 110 | 15.0 | 270 | 50.0 | 900 |
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