Travelling with diabetes

Blood glucose conversions

In some countries, including the USA and many EU countries, blood glucose is measured in milligrams per 100 millilitres (expressed as mg %) and not in millimoles per litre (mmol/l), as it is in the UK. A blood glucose conversion chart is shown below.

mmol/l

mg %

mmol/l

mg%

1 18 13 234
2 36 14 252
3 54 15 270
4 72 16 288
5 90 17 306
6 108 18 324
7 126 19 343
8 144 20 360
9 162 21 378
10 180 22 396
11 198 23 414
12 216 24 432