So we have been talking about ratios for eating. I am curious about what kinds of formulas people have for correcting highs? Like if I am in the 200 range, I generally give myself 2U of fast acting insulin.... How do you correct?
I give myself 1 unit of insulin for every 50 I want it to go down... so if I was at 200, I'd do the same as you, give myself 2 units, hoping to drop to 100. If I was at 250, 3 units. I find that it is extremely confusing to explain the correction bolus to people. Sometimes, I even confused myself when trying to figure it out. Luckily now, I am on a pump and it figures it out for me!
if im 200 to 250 i take 3, 250 to 300 i take 4 and then so on. and it usually works, but sometimes ill need more depending on what i ate.
my correction ratio is 2:2u over 6mmol/L
sorry its 2:1un. blah math!
so if i'm 18 i'd take 6units to get me back down to 6.
I don't correct very often. I find that if I test at like 2:00 or 3:00 in the afternoon and am 250 or something, but the time dinner rolls around and I test again, I'm 125 or something. If I had corrected, I would have gotten low. Now if it's something crazy like 350 or 400, then yeah, I'll bang up 4 or 5 units or R.
Thanks... Exercise of course always changes things as well... If I run 3 miles it cuts my insulin requirements pretty much in half....
I give myself an extra unit of humalog for every 50 above 100. so if I'm 150 I get 1U and so on in increments of 50.
wow I am feeling like a type 2... I correct 1unit for 32 mg ... plus (on a pump) so I'll correct for a 125 if i am between meals.
My correction ratio on my pump is set to 1u per 45 mg/dl.
If I'm over 300, I use a syringe and inject directly into the muscle-- my shoulder works best. This technique brings my BG level down much faster... it takes about an hour as opposed to the usual 2 - 3.
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My correction ratio on my pump is set to 1u per 45 mg/dl.
If I'm over 300, I use a syringe and inject directly into the muscle-- my shoulder works best. This technique brings my BG level down much faster... it takes about an hour as opposed to the usual 2 - 3.
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where did you learn that trick?!?!
I don't have a pump... But I pretty much always inject into the muscle as well for the same reason. Which can prove troublesome if I worked out recently ...I usually go low...
I unit per 40 mg/dL over 120 mg/dL
Trying some new stuff these days. 1 unit for every 75 mg over 120
I like these... The way you and Alyssa do it. I think I will try it!
1 unit for every 66 over 110. I'm real glad my pump does the math for me.
I will have to do the math myself... I will use a pencil and paper....
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I will have to do the math myself... I will use a pencil and paper....
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me too and I have a pump...a very old one
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[quote user="Kirk"]
My correction ratio on my pump is set to 1u per 45 mg/dl.
If I'm over 300, I use a syringe and inject directly into the muscle-- my shoulder works best. This technique brings my BG level down much faster... it takes about an hour as opposed to the usual 2 - 3.
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where did you learn that trick?!?!
[/quote]It took me a while to find the article, but here it is...
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My correction ratio on my pump is set to 1u per 45 mg/dl.
If I'm over 300, I use a syringe and inject directly into the muscle-- my shoulder works best. This technique brings my BG level down much faster... it takes about an hour as opposed to the usual 2 - 3.
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It took me a while to find the article, but here it is...
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Fascinating. What kind of needle do you use to inject? is it standard IM like they use for flu shots? is the ratio still the same as you would use for a SQ injection?
BTW,every 30 mg/dl over 120 will get me 1 unit. My doc doesn't like me getting too aggressive trying to get below 100.
I use a .3cc 8mm insulin syringe, but then again I don't have much fat on my shoulder. I would probably use a longer needle if I were injecting into my leg. The technique is simple-- straight in as far as it will go. And yes, I use the same correction ratio that I would use for a SQ injection.