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Diabetes Insulin Safety and you - NHS England
www.england.nhs.ukinsulin, check the name of the insulin is correct with your Pharmacist before you leave the pharmacy. If insulin is prescribed using the letter “U” after the dose needed instead of writing the word “units” in full, the “U” can be mistaken for an “0”. This can lead to a risk of you having an overdose of insulin,
The Basics of Insulin Pump Therapy - Medtronic Diabetes
www.medtronicdiabetes.cominsulin pump is a wonderful tool that can help make the task of balancing glucose and insulin easier . Before learning how to operate your insulin pump, we will review a few basic principles about how the human body works . Knowing how your body worked and how your pancreas delivered insulin before you
Insulin Dosing Worksheet - Pediatric Healthcare
www.choa.orgCalculate insulin dose to correct a high blood sugar • If pre-meal blood sugar is high, take the blood sugar reading and subtract target blood sugar. • Divide what remains by the correction factor. • The result is the amount of insulin needed to correct high blood sugar. ...
A Step-by-Step Guide - Vetsulin®: Insulin for Diabetes in ...
www.vetsulin.com(porcine insulin zinc suspension) Approved by FDA under NADA # 141-236 CAUTION Federal law restricts this drug to use by or on the order of a licensed veterinarian. DESCRIPTION vetsulin® is a sterile aqueous zinc suspension of purified porcine insulin. Each mL contains: purified porcine insulin (35% amor-phous and 65% crystalline) 40 IU
Managing Carbohydrates for Better Health
www.fammed.wisc.eduInsulin is an important hormone that helps the body to use and manage blood sugar. The food insulin index (FII) is a measure of how much insulin the body normally releases in response to a whole food or meal. All of these factors contribute to how the body manages blood sugar and energy. This handout explains these concepts and how they can be ...
A guide to insulin treated diabetes and driving
assets.publishing.service.gov.ukinsulin regimens, changes of lifestyle, exercise, travel and pregnancy. • You must eat regular meals and snacks and take rest periods on long journeys. Always avoid alcohol. Advice on managing hypoglycaemia or developing hypoglycaemia at times relevant to driving • In each case if your glucose is 5.0mmol/L or less, eat a snack.
INSULIN PUMPS - American Diabetes Association
main.diabetes.orgInsulin-to-carb ratio allows for fractions of grams. The T:slim X2 works as a hybrid closed-loop pump to predict glucose levels 30 minutes in advance and automatically adjust basal insulin delivery, based on glucose readings from a Dexcom G6 CGM, without the need for finger sticks. (For more on its CGM functions, turn to p. 56.)