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In untreated type 1 and type 2 diabetes mellitus

In untreated type 1 and type 2 diabetes mellitus...?
the fasting blood glucose concentration is below 4 - 6 mmol L-1 True/False??
Diabetes - 2 Answers
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1 :
I don't know for sure, because the measurement you are using is unfamiliar to me. Here in the US, the measurement for well controlled blood sugar is a reading between 70-120 mg/DL (milligrams per deciliter). I think your measurement is in moles and conversion from one measure to the other depends on molecular weight. But, as I recall the conversion for blood sugar is to divide 70-120 mg/DL by 18 which would yield a range of 3.8-6.6 mmol.
2 :
False. Normal fasting blood glucose is that level. Untreated diabetics have levels above 11,1 mmol/l