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Message: <blockquote data-quote="iHs" data-source="post: 244688" data-attributes="member: 8799">Hi Have you looked at the BDEC website regarding carb counting and using ratios?  It will only be by your daughter testing her bg levels 6 times a day that you will be able to work out what ratio she needs to use for the time of day that she tests.  For correction doses of insulin to also work ok, you will need to find a day when the amount of insulin injected starts to produce bg levels that are at fairly good level (this can also include any insulin that is used as a correction).  Once youve got a decent TDD during the day, you can then divide that into 100 to work out roughley how much 1u of bolus will make bg level drop.The way to work out a correct ratio is to aim for a sensible bg level before she eats a main meal and a sensible bg 2.5hrs later.  You keep adjusting the ratio until you are able to reach that.</blockquote>

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