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Message: <blockquote data-quote="EllieM" data-source="post: 2508557" data-attributes="member: 372717">Hi [USER=519637]@Carl W[/USER] As [USER=256148]@miahara[/USER] said, the 1 unit for 10g rule is the standard starting point for insulin dosing. Some people only need 1 unit for 20g, others might need 1 unit for 1g.  It's very much a personal ratio that can vary by time of day and change over the years too. Most people try to get their basal dose right first and then (carefully) adjust their bolus ratio. (Because if your long acting insulin is wrong you can't tell whether you are going low or high because of it or because your short acting insulin).I'd really really hope that at two months in you are still having frequent contact with your diabetic team so that they can help you work out how to adjust the ratios. If you up the insulin too much you can end up with hypos so it needs to be done very carefully. I'd strongly recommend talking to your team for advice.  Good luck</blockquote>

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