[kate58]

The units used in the USA are different from those used in most of the rest of the world. We use mmol/l - basically to convert you divide the US units by 20.

I agree with what Conveyer Belt (hey, catchy name!!) says, though if your doctor has advised it, by all means monitor your glucose if you wish, but don't relate the results to losing weight. It just isn't as simple as that. To be honest if your glucose does not go up after a meal it's surprising - remember that even on Atkins we still have some glucose in our systems, it comes from the good carbs and the protein and is not a bad thing.

Probably a more accurate reading of how you are doing glucose wise is the "glycosylated hemoglobin" test. This measures the amount of glucose in the hemoglobin of red blood cells, and gives a very good measurement of average glucose levels over a period of time. Might be something to ask your doc about.