Criteria

Definition

Dosage

Argumentation

Argumentation of relative insulin deficiency with basal or bolus insulin

0.1 - 0.5 units/kg

Replacement

Replacement of absolute insulin deficiency with either in T1DM or T2DM with, basal, premix or bolus insulin

0.6 - 1 units/kg

Carbohydrate Count

Amount of insulin units estimated to cover ingested carbohydrate

500 g of carbohydrate divided by total daily insulin requirement

Insulin sensitivity/ Correction Factor

1 unit of insulin estimated to normalise glucose to defined level

100 divided by total daily insulin dose