mmol/L

What is a Millimoles per Liter?

Millimoles per Liter is a unit used in blood glucose conversions and practical measurement work.

Millimoles per Liter is a unit used in blood glucose conversions and practical measurement work.

Millimoles per liter is the SI unit for blood glucose used in most of the world; 1 mmol/L of glucose equals about 18 mg/dL.

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

Millimoles per Liter facts

Unit name
Millimoles per Liter
Symbol
mmol/L
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 millimoles per liter

Millimoles per Liter 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 millimoles per liter

Millimoles per liter is the SI unit for blood glucose used in most of the world; 1 mmol/L of glucose equals about 18 mg/dL.

Where is the millimoles per liter used?

Laboratory reports and personal health records

Millimoles per Liter 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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