Setting up the Insulin Calculator
The insulin calculator can help your patients calculate their rapid-acting
insulin doses based on meal and ngerstick blood glucose level
information. From the Professional Options screen, select Insulin
Calculator.
Complete the setup to store your patient’s individual insulin settings in
the Reader. The calculator uses the ngerstick blood glucose results, meal
information and the stored settings to calculate a suggested insulin dose
based on this formula:
CAUTION: This feature requires an understanding of the use
of insulin. Misuse or misunderstanding of this feature and the
suggested dose may lead to inappropriate insulin dosing. The
calculator suggests doses for rapid-acting insulin only.
Blood glucose
correction
(if needed)
Meal | Carbohydrate
Intake
+ =
Active Insulin
(if present)
Total
suggested
dose
Professional Options
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