Hi so are these carb bolus/correction doses in ADDITION to our patients weight based calculated bolus doses? Or do we not use those anymore once we're using carb and correction doses?
@Divya Supertramp first off I'm not a doctor, but I did stay at a Holiday Inn at sometime in my life😊,, but I believe the correction factor is set on how sensitive you are to 1 unit of insulin, me for example 1 unit will drop me 50 points, a child like 6 to 12 years of age 1 unit might drop them 100 points,, I hope that helps
See, I just don’t understand this correction factor Suppose the target range is 80-120. The order says 150/50. Is 150 the correction range? Insulin is: 10:1 Her BS was 227. How do I get the units needed to bring it to target range? Please help me to understand this!
The 150/50 is ordered by the doctor. 150 is the patient’s Target range. The 50 is the correction factor. So, if the patient’s BG was 227 (which is above the target BG range of 80-120) patient needs insulin correction. It is BG - Target BG = Correction bolus dose… So from BG of 227, you subtract the target range which is 150 then divide by the factor which is 50. 227-150 = 77/50 = 1.54 or 1.5 units of correction bolus dose of insulin needed to correct patient’s high blood glucose. The 1:10 you said is also ordered by the doctor which is the carb ratio of 1 unit of insulin per 10 gms of carb. You need to know the amount of carbs in grams from the meal the patient is going to eat by checking the internet on how many grams it is equivalent to or at the back of the cartoon if theres any. Once you get the equivalent grams, you divide by 10 as set by the doctor. It is Carb divide by 10…. That’s when you get the how many units of insulin needed as Carb bolus dose to cover the amount of carbs the patient is going to eat in a meal. Finally, you add the correction bolus dose plus the carb bolus dose to give the total bolus dose of insulin. It is correction bolus dose + Carb bolus dose = Total bolus dose of insulin units.
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Hi so are these carb bolus/correction doses in ADDITION to our patients weight based calculated bolus doses? Or do we not use those anymore once we're using carb and correction doses?
Thanks for the post
how did you come up with the correction factor 50 in the first place
@Divya Supertramp first off I'm not a doctor, but I did stay at a Holiday Inn at sometime in my life😊,, but I believe the correction factor is set on how sensitive you are to 1 unit of insulin, me for example 1 unit will drop me 50 points, a child like 6 to 12 years of age 1 unit might drop them 100 points,, I hope that helps
Wonderfully explained
Thanks for this useful information
See, I just don’t understand this correction factor
Suppose the target range is 80-120.
The order says
150/50. Is 150 the correction range?
Insulin is:
10:1
Her BS was 227. How do I get the units needed to bring it to target range?
Please help me to understand this!
The 150/50 is ordered by the doctor. 150 is the patient’s Target range. The 50 is the correction
factor. So, if the patient’s BG was 227 (which is above the target BG range of 80-120) patient needs insulin correction. It is BG - Target BG = Correction bolus dose… So from BG of 227, you subtract the target range which is 150 then divide by the factor which is 50. 227-150 = 77/50 = 1.54 or 1.5 units of correction bolus dose of insulin needed to correct patient’s high blood glucose. The 1:10 you said is also ordered by the doctor which is the carb ratio of 1 unit of insulin per 10 gms of carb. You need to know the amount of carbs in grams from the meal the patient is going to eat by checking the internet on how many grams it is equivalent to or at the back of the cartoon if theres any. Once you get the equivalent grams, you divide by 10 as set by the doctor. It is Carb divide by 10…. That’s when you get the how many units of insulin needed as Carb bolus dose to cover the amount of carbs the patient is going to eat in a meal. Finally, you add the correction bolus dose plus the carb bolus dose to give the total bolus dose of insulin. It is correction bolus dose + Carb bolus dose = Total bolus dose of insulin units.
Don't understand the bolus factor
Soon, there is going to be the rapture. It's when there will be trumpet sounds, and after the trumpet sounds, God will lift his people from here. Also, God said people should be living by the Bible. Amen, and God bless you.
* John 3:16 - "For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life".