"Goomba" wrote
> cshenk wrote:
>> "Dora" wrote
>
>>> According to the doc's note, it says, "60 - 70 mEq (1 - 2g), whatever
>>> that means.
>>
>> Oh dear! Which one is which? Your kitchen can't work with that.

> It makes perfect sense to me, LOL. It is one way they quantify these
> chemical electrolytes.
> Depending on which 'lyte being discussed, x mEq equals y grams.
> FYI- mEq means milliequivalent

Well, hate to tell ya but the guides on all USA products she's going to need
to *buy* use mg. She's not a chemist in a dispensary or a pharmacist.

She needs to be able to go to the grocery store and read a label. Her doc
after she had to ask came back with: 1000 to 2000 mg., potassium

Scratching head. Ok, 1-2G = 1000-2000 mg.