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Where can I find a diabetic sliding scale chart online?
I lost my chart and need to know how much insulin to take when my sugar is high.
For example 3 units when my sugar is 200 or over up to 5 units up to sugar level 210 etc. I can't remember what I should do because Im fairly new at this insulin taking.
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- 1 decade agoFavorite Answer
DO NOT use a chart you find online.
Every person's insulin sensitivity is different and if you use a chart that was made for a different person it could have disastrous results. Call your doctor and ask for your chart, or at least your correction ratio. If you know your correction ratio (ie 1 unit of insulin will bring your blood sugar down by X amount) you can re-create the chart yourself.
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- 6 years ago
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Where can I find a diabetic sliding scale chart online?
I lost my chart and need to know how much insulin to take when my sugar is high.
For example 3 units when my sugar is 200 or over up to 5 units up to sugar level 210 etc. I can't remember what I should do because Im fairly new at this insulin taking.
Source(s): find diabetic sliding scale chart online: https://tr.im/Pg3mo - micksmixxxLv 71 decade ago
I'm in absolute agreement with erin10009, my friend. Sliding scales are based on insulin sensitivity in individual diabetics. Your doctor and/or diabetes specialist nurse is most likely the person who's going to know how much insulin is going to reduce your blood glucose level by. Obviously, this sliding scale would not be the same as that used in a hospital setting, but there you'd be in a controlled environment, and have people to keep watch over you. You also need to take into consideration whether or not you have ketones present. If they are, you'd need a higher dose of insulin to bring down your blood glucose level than if they aren't.
You don't actually state whether you have type 1 or type 2 diabetes, my friend, and this COULD make a whole world of difference. A type 2 would likely require a larger dose of insulin to have the desired effect as their body's cells are resistant to the effects of insulin. You also need to take into account the type(s) of insulin that you are taking as injecting too much of a fast-acting insulin could have disastrous effects on you.
Play safe, dear lady, and check with your doctor before you start making adjustments.
Be well.
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