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48Basal-Bolus Insulin and Carbohydrate Counting
Types of Insulin
Basal insulin
• Refers to small amount of insulin that is made by your pancreas
and is present all the time when you do not have diabetes.
• Keeps your blood sugar constant throughout the day and night.
• Usually makes up about ½ of the insulin that your body needs.
Basal insulin is the slow long acting insulin that provides a foundation of
insulin over 24 hours.
Bolus insulin (carbohydrate or correction dose)
• Is the amount of insulin that usually is made by your pancreas in
response to the carbohydrate (food) that you eat when you do not
have diabetes.
• Keeps your blood sugar from rising too high after you eat
(carbohydrates). Rapid acting insulins do not have their full effect as
quickly as many think. They start to work almost right away, but the
full effect to lower blood sugar takes longer.
• Usually makes up about ½ of the insulin that your body needs.
Bolus insulin is the fast acting insulin to work with the carbohydrate
at meal and snack time.
Take this insulin before you eat.
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