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<blockquote data-quote="jopar" data-source="post: 264813" data-attributes="member: 11712"><p>There's what called the 100 rule for calculating your correction dose..</p><p></p><p>Where you dividing 100 by your TDD.. This will give you the amount that 1 unit of insulin will drop your BG by... </p><p></p><p>So if your TTD (Total Daily dose (including both background and quick acting insulin)</p><p></p><p>it would be 100/80 so works out 1 unit of insulin = 1.3 mmol/l drop</p><p></p><p>But remember this is only a guideline, so you will need to be careful and insure that you keep a very tight eye on how it actually effects your BG, I suggest if you'll in a position that you going to be attempting to bring you BG down by using a couple of units, I would give the full amount, so say it looks like you need 2 units to correct, try 1 and see what effect it gives..</p><p></p><p>A good book to invest in, is 'Using Insulin' by John Walsh, this goes through the Basal/bolus regime for carb counting, I also suggest contacting your DSN, and asking if they can provide you with the Roche Expert meter as this has the ability for you not only to enter your carb amounts and insulin, but also has a bolus wizard on it, so it will calculate your bolus from your BG reading (once you've got all your corrections factor etc set up_.... They are pricey though £80 if you have to pay for it, but worth trying to blag one out of your DSN..</p><p></p><p>But do remember has you are pregnant your insulin needs are going to change throughout the different trimesters, so things like your correction factor and perhaps your carb-insulin ratio's will change so will need constant reviewing, and recalculating as needs be..</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="jopar, post: 264813, member: 11712"] There's what called the 100 rule for calculating your correction dose.. Where you dividing 100 by your TDD.. This will give you the amount that 1 unit of insulin will drop your BG by... So if your TTD (Total Daily dose (including both background and quick acting insulin) it would be 100/80 so works out 1 unit of insulin = 1.3 mmol/l drop But remember this is only a guideline, so you will need to be careful and insure that you keep a very tight eye on how it actually effects your BG, I suggest if you'll in a position that you going to be attempting to bring you BG down by using a couple of units, I would give the full amount, so say it looks like you need 2 units to correct, try 1 and see what effect it gives.. A good book to invest in, is 'Using Insulin' by John Walsh, this goes through the Basal/bolus regime for carb counting, I also suggest contacting your DSN, and asking if they can provide you with the Roche Expert meter as this has the ability for you not only to enter your carb amounts and insulin, but also has a bolus wizard on it, so it will calculate your bolus from your BG reading (once you've got all your corrections factor etc set up_.... They are pricey though £80 if you have to pay for it, but worth trying to blag one out of your DSN.. But do remember has you are pregnant your insulin needs are going to change throughout the different trimesters, so things like your correction factor and perhaps your carb-insulin ratio's will change so will need constant reviewing, and recalculating as needs be.. [/QUOTE]
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