3614-BD Insulin Adjust Workbook

Your Night Out –
Using the Five Steps, calculate the answers in the chart below:
Planned Food (Carbs) ________ Carbs
Divided by Carb/Insulin Ratio ________ Carbs/U of Insulin =
________ Units of Insulin
Current Blood Glucose ________ mg/dl
Your Target Blood Glucose ________ mg/dl
Current Blood Glucose – Target Blood Glucose ________ mg/dl
Your Insulin Sensitivity Factor? ________
Divide your Blood Glucose Calculation by Insulin Sensitivity ________ U of insulin
Subtract for Exercise if Necessary ________ U of insulin
Your Morning Breakfast and Run
Let’s say you are going to eat 2 slices
of toast (30 grams), a fried egg, hash
browns (15 grams) and a 1/2 glass of
juice (15 grams). This is a total of (60
grams of carb), but you are going to run
Your Morning Breakfast and Run
2 miles before lunch. Using the five
steps, use the space below to figure out
your insulin adjustment based on your
plans for breakfast and exercise:
Now check the following chart and
see how well you did!
Planned Food (Carbs) 60 Carbs
Divided by Carb/Insulin Ratio 8 Carbs/U of Insulin
60/8 = 7.5 U of Insulin
Current Blood Glucose 180 mg/dl
Current Blood Glucose – Target Blood Glucose 180 – 100 = 80
Insulin Sensitivity 30
________ Total Dose
Current BG – Target BG 80
_______________________ = __ = + 2.5 U of insulin
Insulin Sensitivity 30
Reduction for Exercise (Should be Negative) -3 U of Insulin
Add Units of Insulin (7.5 U + 2.5 U -3 U) = 7 U TOTAL DOSE
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