My blood sugar was 6.4 this morning, which for us is good, in America that should indicate that I shouldn't even be here! Because in America, the equivalent is 115.2! Which wouldn't even read on my meter.
In America, if their machine said 6.4, to us it would be 0.35556.
The reason for this is that in America, they work out their sugars according to mg/dl (not that I know what that stands for), and we work ours out according to mmol/l (nor do I know what that stands for either).
This was the reason why when my literature teacher checked her blood sugar out online, and went onto an American site, she panicked because it told her that by rights she should be in a coma by now, because for them it would have been below 1!
I find the differences interesting to be honest, because I remember when I first heard an American diabetic speak, and he said that his blood sugar was okay and it was at like 126 (which is 7 to us) and sat there and thought how on earth is he still alive? :)
Pointless post really but ah well :)
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I posted a comment on this explaining the units of measure you've mentioned, but it appears to have disappeared o.O
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