File name: Sliding Scale Insulin Pdf
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Using a sliding scale dosing for your mealtime insulin means you have a fixed dose for your food and varying correction dose based on blood sugar level. This method assumes you eat a . Short-acting or rapid-acting insulin can be used. Examples include: Do not eat less food because of the high blood sugar. This can put you at risk for low blood sugars. Do not take correction . Sliding Scale Insulin Orders Monitoring: Fingerstick blood glucose AC and HS Every 6 hrs. Every 4 hours and for patients on oral diet, fingersticks should be done every AC and HS Therapy: . SLIDING SCALE BG/25 Use with Humalog Pen, Humalog Kwik Pen, or Novolog Flex Pen If your blood sugar is: Units of insulin to give (added to carb insulin): Less than 0 units 1 unit 2 units 3 units 4 units 5 units 6 units 7 units 8 units 9 units. ICU Insulin Sliding Scale Do not use in DKA/HHS add 60 IU NOVORAPID to 60 mL % Saline in 60 mL syringe is the patient's blood glucose > 12 mmol/L? NO repeat blood glucose 4 hourly YES To determine starting scale (A or B): is the patient •post cardiac surgery or •receiving steroids (including hydrocortisone) or •usually on >80 IU. 70 - mg/dl No insulin - mg/dl 3 units Subcutaneous - mg/dl 5 units Subcutaneous - mg/dl 7 units Subcutaneous - mg/dl 9 units Subcutaneous - mg/dl 11 units Subcutaneous > mg/dl Treat with highest dose, draw Stat glucose, CALL MD HIGH DOSE SCALE.