Bolus practice:
Going through the menus, program a 2.0 unit Normal bolus now.
Check here if you were able to program it.
Using the express bolus button 
, program a 2.0 unit Normal bolus now.
Check here if you were able to program it.
Normal meal bolus practice using exchanges:
Choose a meal you might eat and fill in the blanks.
Food: __________ | exchange: | ____________ |
__________ | exchange: | ____________ |
__________ | exchange: | ____________ |
total exchanges: | ____________ | |
You will take _______units of insulin for each exchange. Your total bolus is _______ for this meal.
Normal meal bolus using carbohydrate counting
Lydia has been taught that she needs to take 1 unit of insulin for every 10 grams of carbohydrate. This is her insulin to carbohydrate ratio. For dinner she will have:
4 oz. broiled chicken | 0 grams |
2/3 cup of rice | 30 grams |
½ cup cooked broccoli | 5 grams |
1 oz. dinner roll | 15 grams |
1 tsp margarine | 0 grams |
| ____________ |
total grams of carbohydrates = | 50 grams |
Lydia's dinner totals 50 grams of carbohydrate. Her insulin to carbohydrate ratio is 1 unit: 10 grams. She will take a meal bolus of 5 units for her dinner. She determined this by dividing 50 (total grams of carbohydrate) by 10 (insulin to carbohydrate ratio).
