Satyendra Dhar, MD @DharSaty · 2 years ago
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INSULIN CONVERSION Total daily dose of insulin (TDD) =
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INSULIN CONVERSION

Total daily dose of insulin (TDD) =
             N X Wt in Kg 
(N= 0.5-1.0 for obese, resistant & most type 2 DM)

Administer:
 ½ as Basal (Long acting) & ½ in 3 divided doses a day before each meal

Target pre-meal BG < 140 & random BG < 180 in non-ICU pts

For patients who aren’t transitioning from IV insulin or who aren’t on an insulin regimen at home, many experts offer these rules of thumb for estimating total daily dose:
* 0.3 units/kg/day for patients who are lean, on hemodialysis, frail and elderly, insulin-sensitive, or at risk for hypoglycemia;
* 0.4 units/kg/day for a patient at normal weight;
* 0.5 units/kg/day for overweight patients; and
* 0.6 units/kg/day or more for patients who are obese, on high-dose steroids or insulin-resistant.


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Satyendra Dhar, MD @DharSaty · 2 years ago
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