User guide

3 No active insulin from previous bolus delivery. User inputs 60 grams of carbs and a BG of 3.9 mmol/L
(70 mg/dL).
Food estimate:
60 g
30 g/u
= 2 units
= -0.5 units
Correction estimate:
3.9 mmol/L - 5.0 mmol/L
2.2 mmol/L/u
= -0.5 units
70 mg/dL - 90 mg/dL
40 mg/dL/u
Bolus estimate = Food estimate + Correction estimate
Bolus estimate = 2 units + (-0.5) units = 1.5 units
or
4 No active insulin from previous bolus delivery. User inputs 60 grams of carbs and a BG of 5.6 mmol/L
(100 mg/dL).
Food estimate:
60 g
30 g/u
= 2 units
Correction estimate:
Bolus estimate = Food estimate + Correction estimate
Bolus estimate = 2 units + 0 = 2 units
Correction is 0 because the current blood
glucose reading is between the Low and
High BG Targets.
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Chapter 15