Example 5: Blood glucose below target range with active insulin
Another day at school, Michael is getting ready to eat lunch. He tests his blood glucose with his Paradigm Link meter and finds it at 70 mg/dL (3.9 mmol/L), which is below his Low BG target of 90 mg/dL (5.0 mmol/L). His reading is automatically sent to his pump.
When prompted by the Bolus Wizard feature, he enters his carbohydrate amount of 60 grams in the ENTER FOOD screen. Based on his settings, and despite 1.5 units of active insulin, his pump will suggest that he take 3.5 units of insulin.
(food estimate)
60g
15g/u = 4 units
=4 +
=3.5 unit estimate = 3.5 unit
+
(correction)
70mg/dL - 90mg/dL
40mg/dL/u 40mg/dL
*Note: When the current blood glucose is below the Low BG target, an active insulin amount that is greater than the correction estimate is not considered in the Bolus Wizard feature calculations.
