The Western Front

If a doctor says, diabetes in Hamburg, not the blood sugar level should be above 110, West German diabetics everything is clear. East German or Italian diabetes sufferers will be amazed at such a statement rather: they know not at such high values​​. Saxon or French diabetologists specialist doctors would call as always limit the value of 6.1. Both limits apply only incidentally, if you measure before meals and pick up blood from the fingertip.

The reason for the very different values: Only in West Germany which remains stubbornly old milligrams per deciliter of blood sugar. International is now common practice, however, the measure of millimoles per liter. However, the data can be converted into each other. Some blood glucose meters, you can switch from one level to another, others work only with one of the two units. In this case, you should know, with what measure you have to do it. If in doubt, ask your doctor!

New unit: millimoles per liter (millimoles / liter)	Old unit: milligrams per deciliter (mg / dl or mg%)
2,0	36
2,2	40
3,0	54
3,3	60
4,0	72
4,4	80
5,0	90
5,6	100
6,0	108
6,7	120
7,0	126
7,8	140
9,0	162
10,0	180
11,1	200
13,0	234
15,0	270
16,7	300

You can also count on yourself - the easiest is using the following formula:

Milligrams per deciliter x 0.0555 = millimoles per liter
Millimoles per liter x 18.02 = milligrams per deciliter