Diabetes & Heart Health Calculators
Make sense of your lab results and home readings — HbA1c, blood sugar, blood pressure and cholesterol — and see how your food choices affect them.
How to use these calculators
Type 2 diabetes, high blood pressure and high cholesterol are very common in the Gulf and South Asia, and diet plays a major role in all three. These tools help you understand your numbers and take action. Convert your HbA1c into average blood sugar with the A1C calculator, switch between mg/dL and mmol/L with the blood sugar converter, check your reading on the blood pressure calculator, and get more from your lipid profile with the cholesterol ratio calculator.
Food is where change happens. The glycemic load calculator shows how much a food or whole meal is likely to raise your blood sugar, and the sugar intake calculator keeps added sugars within WHO limits. For blood pressure, the salt intake calculator is a useful companion. Always discuss results and any medication changes with your doctor.
Frequently asked questions
Can these tools diagnose diabetes or hypertension?
No. They explain your numbers, but diagnosis needs repeated tests and a doctor’s assessment.
What is a normal HbA1c?
Below 5.7% (39 mmol/mol). 5.7–6.4% is prediabetes and 6.5% or higher on two tests indicates diabetes.
Can diet really lower blood sugar, blood pressure and cholesterol?
Yes. Lower-GL meals, less salt and sugar, more fibre and healthy fats, and modest weight loss can make measurable improvements within weeks to months.
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