Daily schedule (MDCF)
Taking insulin and monitoring your blood sugar
Morning:
- Take your blood sugar & write down the results
- Take mealtime insulin of NOVOLOG or HUMALOG PER scale below.
- Eat breakfast within 15 minutes
Lunch:
- Take your blood sugar & write down the results
- Take mealtime insulin of NOVOLOG or HUMALOG PER scale below.
- Eat lunch within 15 minutes
Supper/Dinner:
- Take your blood sugar & write down the results
- Take mealtime insulin of NOVOLOG or HUMALOG PER scale below.
- Eat supper within 15 minutes
Novolog is the blue and orange insulin pen.
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If your pre meal Blood sugar is:
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Give this # of units of Novolog
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Greater than 70, Less than 180
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0
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181 to 220
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2
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221 to 260
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4
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261 to 300
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6
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301 to 350
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8
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351 to 400
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10
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400 or higher
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12
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Bedtime:
Take your blood sugar & write down the results
Call your doctor if blood sugar is below 70 after 2 treatments or
above 250 twice in 1 day