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Key to Basal Insulin Daily Use Graph

 

 

Basal Insulin Daily Use Graph delineates presence of infection causing glucose load.

Lantus® is a 24 hour, once a day basal insulin, with no peaks.

 

To convert units to hourly basal rate (Insulin pump), divide units by 24.

Units/24 hours               approx. units/hour

10                                   .416   

20                                   .833

30                                 1.250

40                                 1.666

50                                 2.083

60                                 2.500

70                                 2.916

 

To convert weight in pound (lb) to kilogram (kg), multiply lbs by 0.454. (Lb x .454 = kg)

 

A -- A personal loss.

B – Feelings of disappointment

C – Beginning a new job.

D – Feelings of disappointment.  New job did not work out.

E – Beginning of college spring semester. – Stress.

F – Feelings of stress and anger related to specific events at school.

G through H – Spring break

B through F – Chronic fatigue, feeling tired, feeling low on energy.

F through K – Major sinus and nasal symptoms appear.

I – Begin on Zithromax® 250 mg an antibiotic (once a day for 5 days) for nasal/sinus infection.

J – Begin on Amoxicillin 875 mg an antibiotic (twice a day for 10 days)

K -- End of antibiotics course.

L – Begin use of Glucophage® XR, an insulin sensitizer.

M – Maximum daily dose of 2000 mg of Glucophage® XR is reached.

N – Begin on Augmentin® 1000 XR an antibiotic (two, twice daily for 4 weeks) for chronic sinus infection.

0 – I was soaked by a downpour of rain.

P – I was awake for 30 hours with little rest in order to complete a project.

Q – End of antibiotics course.

 

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