hi urbangypsy,
i,m sorry your mother has been diagnosed with diabetes.its quite frightening at first but its not a death sentence.to help with the conversions of bgs-mmols thats used in uk to mgs thats used in usa, go to
http://www.joslin.harvard.edu/educa...sionTable.shtml
if you print this out it will help when you read the diabetes forum.
is your mam on meds?what is her daily sugar readings.one of the best books to read is dr bernsteins diabetes solution.this is written by a diabetic for diabetics.his advice about "small inputs, small mistakes"has been invaluable to me.i keep my bgs tightly controlled (most of the time)between 4 and 6 mmols-normal,thanks to dr b and atkins.not thanks to my own dr.