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48Basal-Bolus Insulin and Carbohydrate Counting
What is a Basal-Bolus system?
A basal-bolus system includes basal (background) insulin and
bolus (carbohydrate or correction dose) insulin.
When you have diabetes, you take insulin by multiple daily injections
or through an insulin pump because your pancreas is unable to make
enough insulin.
Both ways mimic how a healthy pancreas works by matching insulin to the
food you eat and activity you do.
For the system to be successful, you must:
• test your blood sugar
• count your carbohydrates, and
• adjust your insulin doses as needed
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