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Article: CHECK UNIT OF MEASURE ON BLOOD GLUCOSE MONITORS
- Article from:
- The Aboriginal Nurse
- Article date:
- October 1, 2006
- Author:
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Diabetic patients who use blood glucose monitors should check the unit of measure on the device as an unnoticed change in the displayed units could lead to a misinterpretation of the results. In turn, patients may then improperly manage their diet or diabetes medication to help control their blood glucose levels.
In Canada, the standard unit of blood glucose measure is millimoles per litre (mmol/L). In other countries, it may be milligrams per decilitre (mg/dL), which is 18 times higher than the same results expressed in mmol/L. Some glucose monitors used in Canada display their results only in mmol/L. Other device models are capable of displaying their results in either unit of measure.
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