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Chapter 23: Understanding Insulin
Delivery and Calculations
Contents
23.1. Basal Insulin Delivery ........................................... 250
Manual Mode Basal Programs
...........................................250
Temporary basal rates
....................................................251
Temp basal settings: Units per hour (U/hr) or percent (%)
...............252
Temp basal limitations
...................................................253
Temp basal presets
.......................................................254
23.2. Immediate and Extended Boluses .............................. 255
23.3. About Manual Boluses .......................................... 256
23.4. The Bolus Calculator ............................................ 256
Bolus Calculator boluses
.................................................256
Extended boluses
........................................................256
Maximum Bolus
..........................................................256
Controlling the bolus amount
...........................................256
When the Bolus Calculator does not work
...............................257
Factors used in the Bolus Calculator's calculations
......................257
CGM trend
................................................................258
Target BG
.................................................................258
Correct Above threshold
.................................................258
Insulin on board
..........................................................258
Duration of insulin action
................................................258
Minimum BG for Calcs
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Reverse Correction
.......................................................258
Boundaries of the Bolus Calculator suggestions
........................259
Considerations about Bolus Calculator recommendations
.............260
Insulin on board (IOB)
....................................................260
Bolus IOB depletion
......................................................261
Insulin on board (IOB) calculations
.......................................262
Bolus Calculator equations
...............................................263
Bolus Calculator rules
....................................................264
Overview of the Bolus Calculator CALCULATIONS screen
...............265
Bolus Calculator CALCULATIONS screen (using CGM value)
............265
23.5. Bolus Calculator Examples ...................................... 266
Additional
Information
Effective Date: 22DEC2020, PCO-000267