mg/dL

What is a Milligrams per Deciliter?

Milligrams per Deciliter is a unit used in blood glucose conversions and practical measurement work.

Milligrams per Deciliter is a unit used in blood glucose conversions and practical measurement work.

Milligrams per deciliter is the traditional unit for blood glucose, still standard in the United States and several other countries; 18 mg/dL equals about 1 mmol/L.

Measurement system: Laboratory reporting units for blood glucose concentration. SI equivalent: Reference relationship defined by the converter dataset.

Milligrams per Deciliter facts

Unit name
Milligrams per Deciliter
Symbol
mg/dL
Category
Blood Glucose
Measurement system
Laboratory reporting units for blood glucose concentration
SI equivalent
Reference relationship defined by the converter dataset
Common uses
Laboratory reports and personal health records

Definition of the milligrams per deciliter

Milligrams per Deciliter is a unit used in blood glucose conversions and practical measurement work.

Measurement system and SI relationship

Laboratory reporting units for blood glucose concentration

SI equivalent: Reference relationship defined by the converter dataset

History of the milligrams per deciliter

Milligrams per deciliter is the traditional unit for blood glucose, still standard in the United States and several other countries; 18 mg/dL equals about 1 mmol/L.

Where is the milligrams per deciliter used?

Laboratory reports and personal health records

Milligrams per Deciliter conversion tools

Sources

  1. BIPM: The International System of Units (SI Brochure)
  2. NIST: Guide for the Use of the International System of Units

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