SI Unit Conversion Calculator

The International System of Units (SI Units) is provided by the Bureau International des Poids et Mesures (BIPM). SI is the modern form of the metric system, which contains e.g. weight indications in grams, milligrams and kilograms. It is used in The Review of Diabetic Studies. In some countries, among them the USA, partly other units are used. These are termed the conventional or US units.

Find below a chemical conversion table containing chemical compounds with factors for conversion from conventional to SI units as well as a calculator for conversions of all listed chemicals and substances. The calculation refers to the units indicated in the table. No responsibility is taken for the correctness of this information. The collection below includes glucose, which is also described in more detail here.

Recent changes: Insulin conversion factor from 6.945 to 6.0, hemoglobin from 0.6206 to 0.1551.

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Conversion table for chemical compounds from conventional to SI units
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Compound Conventional (US) Unit Factor SI Unit
Milligram to deciliter (general metric conversion) mg/dl 0.01 g/l
11-Deoxycortisol µg/dl 28.86 nmol/l
11-Deoxycorticosterone pg/ml 3.03 pmol/l
17-Ketosteroids (24h urine) mg/24h 3.47 µmol/day
17-Ketosteroids (creatinine ratio) mg/g creat. 0.392 µmol/mmol creat.
Acetaminophen µg/ml 6.62 µmol/l
Acetoacetic acid mg/dl 0.098 mmol/l
Acetone mg/dl 172.414 µmol/l
Acid phosphatase units/l 1 U/l
Acid phosphatase (Bessey-Lowry-Brock units) units/l (Bessey-Lowry-Brock) 16.666 U/l
Adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH) pg/ml 0.22 pmol/l
Alanine mg/dl 112.2 µmol/l
Alanine aminotransferase (ALT) units/l 1.0 U/l
Alanine aminotransferase (ALT microkatal) units/l 0.017 µkat/l
Albumin g/dl 10 g/l
Aldolase units/dl 7.4 mU/l
Aldolase (Sibley-Lehninger units) units/l (Sibley-Lehninger) 0.74 U/l
Aldolase (microkatal) units/l 0.017 µkat/l
Aldosterone ng/dl 0.0277 nmol/l
Alkaline phosphatase (King-Armstrong units) units/dl (King-Armstrong) 7.143 U/l
Alkaline phosphatase (Babson units) units/l (Babson) 1 U/l
Alkaline phosphatase (microkatal) units/l 0.017 µkat/l
Alpha-1 antitrypsin mg/dl 0.01 g/l
Alpha-fetoprotein ng/ml 1.0 µg/l
Aluminum ng/ml 0.0371 µmol/l
Aminobutyric acid mg/dl 97 µmol/l
Amitriptyline ng/ml 3.61 nmol/l
Ammonia (as NH3) µg/dl 0.5872 µmol/l
Ammonia (as NH4) µg/dl 0.5543 µmol/l
Ammonia (as nitrogen) µg/dl 0.7139 µmol/l
Amylase units/l 1.0 U/l
Amylase (Somogyi units) units/dl (Somogyi) 1.848 U/l
Amylase (microkatal) units/l 0.017 µkat/l
Androstenedione ng/dl 34.965 pmol/l
Angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) nmol/min/ml 1 U/l
Angiotensin I pg/ml 0.772 pmol/l
Angiotensin II pg/ml 0.957 pmol/l
Anion gap mEq/l 1 mmol/l
Antidiuretic hormone pg/ml 0.923 pmol/l
Apolipoprotein A mg/dl 0.01 g/l
Apolipoprotein B mg/dl 0.01 g/l
Arginine mg/dl 57.4 µmol/l
Asparagine mg/dl 75.7 µmol/l
Aspartate aminotransferase (AST) units/l 1.0 U/l
Aspartate aminotransferase (AST mikrokatal) units/l 0.017 µkat/l
Bicarbonate mEq/l 1.0 mmol/l
Bilirubin mg/dl 17.1 µmol/l
Bromide mg/dl 0.125 mmol/l
Carbon dioxide mEq/l 1.0 mmol/l
Carbonic acid (H2CO3) mEq/l 1.0 mmol/l
C-peptide ng/ml 0.333 nmol/l
C1 esterase inhibitor mg/dl 10.0 mg/l
C3 complement mg/dl 0.01 g/l
C4 complement mg/dl 0.01 g/l
Calcitonin pg/ml 0.01 ng/l
Calcium mg/dl 0.25 mmol/l
Carotene µg/dl 0.0186 µmol/l
Catecholamines (fractionated - epinephrine) pg/ml 5.459 pmol/l
Catecholamines (fractionated - norepinephrine) pg/ml 5.899 pmol/l
Ceruloplasmin mg/dl 10 mg/l
Chloride mEq/l 1.0 mmol/l
Cholesterol mg/dl 0.0259 mmol/l
Cholinesterase (pseudocholinesterase) units/l 1 U/l
Citrate mg/dl 52.05 µmol/l
Copeptin pg/ml 0.249 pmol/l
Copper µg/dl 0.157 µmol/l
Corticotropin (ACTH) pg/ml 0.22 pmol/l
Cortisol µg/dl 27.59 nmol/l
Cotinine ng/ml 5.68 nmol/l
Creatine mg/dl 76.26 µmol/l
Creatine kinase units/l 1 U/l
Creatine kinase (microkatal) units/l 0.017 µkat/l
Creatinine mg/dl 88.4 µmol/l
Creatinine clearance ml/min 0.0167 ml/s
Cyanide mg/l 23.24 µmol/l
cyclic Adenosine monophosphate (cAMP) µg/l 0.329 nmol/l
Dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA) ng/ml 3.467 nmol/l
Dehydroepiandrosterone sulfate (DHEA-S) ng/ml 2.714 nmol/l
Delta-aminolevulinic acid mg/dl 76.336 µmol/l
Desipramine ng/ml 3.754 nmol/l
Diazepam µg/ml 3.512 µmol/l
Dicoumarol mg/l 2.974 µmol/l
Digoxin ng/ml 1.281 nmol/l
Dimethadione g/l 7.745 mmol/l
Disopyramide mg/l 2.946 µmol/l
Doxepin ng/ml 3.579 nmol/l
Epinephrine pg/ml 5.458 pmol/l
Estradiol pg/ml 3.671 pmol/l
Estriol ng/ml 3.467 nmol/l
Estrone pg/ml 3.699 pmol/l
Ethanol (ethyl alcohol) mg/dl 0.217 mmol/l
Ethchlorvynol mg/l 6.915 µmol/l
Ethosuximide mg/l 7.084 µmol/l
Ethylene glycol mg/l 16.11 µmol/l
Fatty acids mEq/l 1.0 mmol/l
Ferritin ng/ml 2.247 pmol/l
Fibrinogen mg/dl 0.0294 µmol/l
Fluoride µg/ml 52.6 µmol/l
Fluoride (per 24h) mg/24h 52.63 µmol/24h
Folate ng/ml 2.266 nmol/l
Follicle-stimulating hormone mIU/ml 1.0 IU/l
Fructose mg/dl 55.506 µmol/l
Galactose mg/dl 55.506 µmol/l
Gamma-glutamyltransferase (GGT) units/l 1 U/l
Gamma-glutamyltransferase (GGT in microkatal) U/l 0.01667 µkat/l
Gastrin pg/ml 1 ng/l
Glucagon pg/ml 1.0 ng/l
Glucose mg/dl 0.0555 mmol/l
Glutamine mg/dl 68.42 µmol/l
Glutathione mg/dl 0.032 mmol/l
Glycated hemoglobin (HbA1c) % of total hemoglobin 0.01 Proportion of total hemoglobin
Growth hormone ng/ml 1.0 µg/l
Guanase nM/ml/min 1.0 U/l
Haptoglobin mg/dl 0.01 g/l
Hemoglobin (mass concentration) g/dl 0.1551 mmol/l
High-density lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol mg/dl 0.0259 mmol/l
Histidine mg/dl 64.45 µmol/l
Homocysteine mg/l 7.397 µmol/l
Immunoglobulin A (IgA) mg/dl 0.01 g/l
Immunoglobulin D (IgD) mg/dl 10 mg/l
Immunoglobulin E (IgE) mg/dl 10 mg/l
Immunoglobulin G (IgG) mg/dl 0.01 g/l
Immunoglobulin M (IgM) mg/dl 0.01 g/l
Insulin µIU/ml 6.00 pmol/l
Iodine µg/dl 0.079 µmol/l
Iron µg/dl 0.179 µmol/l
Isoleucine mg/dl 76.24 µmol/l
Isopropanol mg/l 0.0166 mmol/l
Lactate (lactic acid) mg/dl 0.111 mmol/l
Lactate dehydrogenase units/l 1 U/l
Leucine mg/dl 76.237 µmol/l
Leucine aminopeptidase (Goldbarg-Rutenberg units) units/ml (Goldbarg-Rutenberg) 0.24 U/l
Lipase units/l 1.0 U/l
Lipids (total) mg/dl 0.01 g/l
Lipoprotein (a) mg/dl 0.0357 µmol/l
Low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol mg/dl 0.0259 mmol/l
Lysine mg/dl 68.5 µmol/l
Magnesium mg/dl 0.411 mmol/l
Manganese ng/ml 18.2 nmol/l
Methanol mg/l 0.0312 mmol/l
Methionine mg/dl 67.02 µmol/l
Myoglobin µg/l 0.0571 nmol/l
Nicotine mg/l 6.164 µmol/l
Nitrogen (nonprotein) mg/dl 0.714 mmol/l
Ornithine mg/dl 75.67 µmol/l
Osmolality mOsm/kg 1.0 mmol/kg
Oxalate mg/l 11.1 µmol/l
Oxygen Hg 0.133 kPa
Parathyroid hormone pg/ml 1.0 ng/l
Phenobarbital mg/l 4.31 µmol/l
Phenylalanine mg/dl 60.54 µmol/l
Phospholipids mg/dl 0.01 g/l
Phosphorus mg/dl 0.323 mmol/l
Plasminogen mg/dl 0.113 µmol/l
Plasminogen activator inhibitor mIU/ml 1.0 IU/l
Potassium mEq/l 1.0 mmol/l
Progesterone ng/ml 3.18 nmol/l
Prolactin µg/l 43.478 pmol/l
Proline mg/dl 86.86 µmol/l
Protein, total g/dl 10 g/l
Prothrombin g/l 13.889 µmol/l
Quinidine µg/ml 3.08 µmol/l
Renin pg/ml 0.0237 pmol/l
Salicylate mg/dl 0.0724 mmol/l
Serine mg/dl 95.2 µmol/l
Serotonin (5-hydroxytryptamine) ng/ml 0.00568 µmol/l
Sodium mEq/l 1.0 mmol/l
Somatomedin-C (insulinlike growth factor) ng/ml 0.131 nmol/l
Somatostatin pg/ml 0.611 pmol/l
Taurine mg/dl 79.91 µmol/l
Testosterone ng/dl 0.0347 nmol/l
Threonine mg/dl 83.95 µmol/l
Thyroglobulin ng/ml 1.0 µg/l
Thyrotropin (thyroid-stimulating hormone TSH) mIU/l 1.0 mIU/l
Transferase U/ml 0.48 U/l
Transferrin mg/dl 0.01 g/l
Triglycerides mg/dl 0.0113 mmol/l
Tryptophan mg/dl 48.97 µmol/l
Tyrosine mg/dl 55.19 µmol/l
Urea clearance ml/min 0.0167 ml/s
Urea nitrogen mg/dl 0.357 mmol/l
Uric acid mg/dl 59.48 µmol/l
Valine mg/dl 85.5 µmol/l
Vasoactive intestinal polypeptide pg/ml 1.0 ng/l
Vitamin A (retinol) µg/dl 0.0349 µmol/l
Vitamin B6 (pyridoxine) ng/ml 4.046 nmol/l
Vitamin B12 (cyanocobalamin) pg/ml 0.738 pmol/l
Vitamin C (ascorbic acid) mg/dl 56.78 µmol/l
Vitamin D (1,25-Dihydroxyvitamin D) pg/ml 2.6 pmol/l
Vitamin D (25-Hydroxyvitamin D) ng/ml 2.496 nmol/l
Vitamin E mg/dl 23.22 µmol/l
Vitamin K ng/ml 2.22 nmol/l
Warfarin µg/ml 3.247 µmol/l
Zinc µg/dl 0.153 µmol/l