Is there a diffrence in blood glucose levels from country to country?

Nov 30, 2009 | Blood Glucose Diabetes

I seem to have been rated down 4 times in an question that I answered yesterday in relation to diabetes where the blood glucose level was in the high 200’s. Maybe the levels are different for different countries. Is this the case? In Australia a normal blood suger is 4.5, not in the high 80′ to 90’s. Am I right or are other people making me out to be making up my information? The next answer to mine seems to on the same track as me.

Forget the ratings. They’re meaningless. Just point people to the BGL converter here: http://www.brist.plus.com/convert.htm

In the U.S. we use milligrams per deciliter. In the U.K. and Canada, they use millimoles per liter. They differ only by a factor of 18. Elsewhere, I have no idea.

U.S. norm fasting: 70 to 110 mg/dl
U.K. norm fasting: 3.9 to 6.1 mmol/l

Read this:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glucose_tolerance_test
Ignore those who are ignorant. I get that all the time.

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8 Responses to “Is there a diffrence in blood glucose levels from country to country?”

  1. James Says:
    December 1st, 2009 at 1:07 am

    Well I am diabetic and the target BM is between 5.5 and 9.0- anything lower than 4.0 is a hypo.

    I live in Scotland by the way.
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  2. Mr. Peachy® Says:
    December 1st, 2009 at 1:53 am

    Forget the ratings. They’re meaningless. Just point people to the BGL converter here: http://www.brist.plus.com/convert.htm

    In the U.S. we use milligrams per deciliter. In the U.K. and Canada, they use millimoles per liter. They differ only by a factor of 18. Elsewhere, I have no idea.

    U.S. norm fasting: 70 to 110 mg/dl
    U.K. norm fasting: 3.9 to 6.1 mmol/l

    Read this:
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glucose_tolerance_test
    Ignore those who are ignorant. I get that all the time.
    References :

  3. RT(R) Says:
    December 1st, 2009 at 2:38 am

    no
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  4. transplanted_fireweed Says:
    December 1st, 2009 at 3:02 am

    The unit of measure could very well vary from country to country, in fact, possibly from lab to lab in this country. You may have been given a thumbs down because your answer may have sounded like the actual blood sugar level in a person’s blood would change from country to country, which is ridiculous because as anyone knows, your blood sugar levels aren’t affected by geography. Units of measure vary in other areas, too, so it is reasonable to believe they do in measuring "norms" for medical purposes as well.
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  5. goldfish Says:
    December 1st, 2009 at 3:23 am

    Different system of measure in different countries, eg think imperial and metric.

    ‘Normally, the blood glucose level is maintained between about 4 and 8 mmol/L (70 to 150 mg/dL).’ – quote from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blood_sugar

    The measurement is also dependent on whether you are fasting or not.
    References :
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blood_sugar

  6. Ayoyo1095 Says:
    December 1st, 2009 at 3:30 am

    im gunna say yes..its probably higher here in america…lol
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  7. sue Says:
    December 1st, 2009 at 3:43 am

    There are different forms of the same numbers. I do not recall the conversion right this moment. But you are correct that the levels are the same.
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  8. one_love2086 Says:
    December 1st, 2009 at 3:54 am

    i like u n yor ..
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    what up

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