Correction Factor & Correction Dose for Diabetic Taking Insulin

Purpose: To adjust a patient's premeal insulin dose based on the actual blood glucose reading and the patient's correction factor.

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Evaluation

Are you trying to adjust a diabetic's premeal dose of insulin?

Yes

Total insulin dose per day

units

Premeal insulin dose

units

Is the patient's correction factor known?

Yes

Correction factor

Actual premeal glucose reading

Midtarget glucose value (usually 100 mg/dL, range 80 to 140)

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Results Interpretation and Description References Next Steps

Data complete?

Evaluation appropriate?

Estimated correction factor based on total daily insulin dose

Correction dose of insulin

Adjusted premeal dose of insulin to take

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Interpretation and Description

References

Next Steps in Evaluation

Diagnosis

Risk Factors
Clinical Diagnosis, Including Family History For Genetics
Laboratory Tests
Other Testing
- Drugs Capable of Causing Hypoglycemia
- Risk Factors Contributing to a Delay in the Diagnosis of Diabetes Mellitus
Criteria For Diagnosis
Severity, Prognosis, Stage
- Indian Diabetes Risk Score (IDRS)
Complications
Failure Handling, When To Refer
- Risk Factors Contributing to a Delay in the Diagnosis of Diabetes Mellitus

Therapy

Options
- Diabetes Mellitus | Guidelines for Hospital Admission
- Recommendations for Managing a Diabetic in the Hospital
Selection
Drug Interactions
- Drugs Capable of Causing Hypoglycemia
Dosage Calculations
- Glycemic Penalty Index (GPI)
Dosage Adjustments
Administration
Failure Handling And Therapy Escalation
- Troubleshooting Diabetic Patient with Persistently High Hemoglobin A1c
- Patient Management | Type 2 Diabetes Poorly Controlled | Single Oral Hypoglycemic Agent
Prevention

Monitoring

Response To Therapy
- Diabetes Mellitus Performance Measures for Evaluating Outpatient Management
Adverse Effects
Overdose And Reversal
- Prolonged Hypoglycemia | Use of Sulfonylurea and Its Treatment with Octreotide
Disease Progression
Complication Detection
- Risk Factors for Failing to Recognize Hypoglycemia in a Diabetic
- Screening Patients for Drug-Induced Hyperglycemia

Patient Concerns

Travel
- Glycemic Penalty Index (GPI)

Specialty

Endocrinology
Clinical Laboratory

Objective

dosage adjustments

ICD-10

T38.3 - Poisoning, insulin and oral hypoglycaemic [antidiabetic] drugs
E14.8 - Unspecified diabetes mellitus with unspecified complications
E14.9 - Unspecified diabetes mellitus without complications

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Purpose: To adjust a patient's premeal insulin dose based on the actual blood glucose reading and the patient's correction factor.

Specialty: Endocrinology, Clinical Laboratory

Objective: dosage adjustments

ICD-10: T38.3, E14.8, E14.9,

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