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<blockquote data-quote="searley" data-source="post: 2403014" data-attributes="member: 31377"><p>Normal starting figure is 1 unit to drop 3mmol.. obvious if insulin resistant you may need more.. but this is a good starting point</p><p></p><p>the trouble with <em><u>arbitrary figures </u></em> is that you don't really learn from them.. they work or they don't.. but if you have a starting point and try it for a week or so, if its not having enough effect you slightly increase so say 1u for 2.5mmol this way you will eventually learn how many units to take for the sort of drop you want... more hassle to start with.. but easier in the long run.. you'll just see you want a drop go 10mmol and immediately know how many units to take..</p><p></p><p>the nurses will always so don't correct without food.. which is why first its good to work on correct bolus dose, so that you know what you are doing correction wise.. no correction without food is something not every takes notice of.. i assume they think there is more hypo risk</p><p></p><p>again in an ideal world you'd be doing this with your care team.... but if they are leaving you to learn it alone please just make sure you test you bg at frequent intervals to reduce hypo risk</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="searley, post: 2403014, member: 31377"] Normal starting figure is 1 unit to drop 3mmol.. obvious if insulin resistant you may need more.. but this is a good starting point the trouble with [I][U]arbitrary figures [/U][/I] is that you don't really learn from them.. they work or they don't.. but if you have a starting point and try it for a week or so, if its not having enough effect you slightly increase so say 1u for 2.5mmol this way you will eventually learn how many units to take for the sort of drop you want... more hassle to start with.. but easier in the long run.. you'll just see you want a drop go 10mmol and immediately know how many units to take.. the nurses will always so don't correct without food.. which is why first its good to work on correct bolus dose, so that you know what you are doing correction wise.. no correction without food is something not every takes notice of.. i assume they think there is more hypo risk again in an ideal world you'd be doing this with your care team.... but if they are leaving you to learn it alone please just make sure you test you bg at frequent intervals to reduce hypo risk [/QUOTE]
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