Re: Darwin

["John Filangeri" <JohnFilangeri@worldnet.att.net>]

multiply the mmol/l by 18 to get mg/dl

10.2 mmol/l = 183.6 mg/dl - a little high

John

----- Original Message -----
From: "Mike Shuken" <mikeshuken@value.net>
To: <flightmed@flightweb.com>
Sent: Monday, February 10, 2003 12:22 AM
Subject: Re: Darwin


> > with a glucose level of 3.1
>
> Thanks for the story, Ken.  Is 3.1 glucose the equivalent of 31 mg/dl?
>
> I had a diabetic lady from Europe as a patient recently and she said her
BG
> tested at "10.2" which she said was a normal range...  I'm pretty sure
it's
> a standard in the states to express it as mg/dl - perhaps that's different
> in Canada and Europe?
>
> Best,
>
> Mike
>
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