Ages | Insulin request | Insulin type | Number of subcutaneously administrations\day |
Neonate\first year of age | 0.25 - 0.5 UI/dose (6 - 8 meals) | Intermediate acting insulins associated or not to regular insulin | 1 to 3 injections |
One to four years of age | 0.5 - 0.8 UI/Kg/die
(40% have to be represented by basal insulinization) | Basal insulinization: Intermediate acting insulin in 2 or 3 administrations or long acting in one administration (now available for this age range)
Meals: Regular insulin Or Rapid Acting Analogs | At list 3 injections |
School age | 0.7 - 1.0 U/Kg/die
(40% have to be represented by basal insulinization) | Basal insulinization: Long acting
Meals: Regular insulin Or Rapid Acting Analogs | 3 - 4 injections |
Adolescence | During puberty: 1.0 - 1.8 UI/Kg/die
After the spurt: 0.7 - 1 UI/Kg/die (40% have to be represented by basal insulinization) | Basal insulinization:
Long acting in one
Meals: Regular insulin Or Rapid Acting Analogs | 4 injections |