November 9, 2001
Blood Tests and Insulin Injections
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Question from Houston, Texas, USA:
I noticed that blood glucose can be measured in terms of mg/dl or in mmol/L. Which countries use mmol/L? Is there any particular benefit for measuring blood glucose in mg/dl instead of mmol/L?
Answer:
From: DTeam Staff
There is no particular benefit for measuring in mmol/l vs. mg/dl. In the United States, we tend to use mg/dl while many other countries use mmol/l. In the same fashion, we tend to use pounds, inches, and miles in the United States while other countries use kilograms, centimeters, and kilometers — but there is no real benefit for using one or the other.
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Additional comments from Dr. Bill Quick:
The units can be written with a capital L (mmol/L and mg/dL) or uncapitalized (mmol/l and mg/dl) — the capitalization makes no difference.
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