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mum2westiesGill
502 posts
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How many units of insulin would you have on a
0.5:1 ratio
for example 5 CPs / being 52.0g of carbs?
would it be 0.5 times 5 = 2.5?
Then with a one unit pen (I don't have a half unit pen) & taking into consideration bs levels being low or high it would be rounded down to 2u or rounded up to 3.
I've never done DAFNE so am I right with my workings out please?
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SA2010
DAFNE Graduate
University College London Hospitals (UCLH)
69 posts
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Spot on. You round up or down depending on where your BG is at within the target range. You take that into account also if outside target range.
I have switched to a half-unit pen because I am very sensitive to insulin
Simon
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mum2westiesGill
502 posts
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How many units of insulin would you have on a
1.5:10 ratio
for example 2 CPs / being 20g of carbs?
would it be 1.5 times 2 = 3
so 3u QA
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SA2010
DAFNE Graduate
University College London Hospitals (UCLH)
69 posts
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Yes. For QA:CP ratio of 1.5:1 then you would inject 3u of QA for 2 CPs (20g carbs).
QA:CP is the ratio that DAFNE teaches.
QA:CP ratio of 1.5:1 maps to 1u QA for 6.7g CHO (Carbs).
Simon
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mum2westiesGill
502 posts
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SA2010 said:
Yes. For QA:CP ratio of 1.5:1 then you would inject 3u of QA for 2 CPs (20g carbs).
QA:CP is the ratio that DAFNE teaches.
QA:CP ratio of 1.5:1 maps to 1u QA for 6.7g CHO (Carbs).
Simon
Thank you Simon & for replying so quickly 
I just like to keep checking on here cause I doubt myself and incase I'm wrong.
Gill
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novorapidboi26
DAFNE Graduate
NHS Lanarkshire
1,819 posts
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Gill,
I have to say that your recent efforts have been very impressive, and you haven't even done DAFNE. You are always on the forums asking questions and getting involved. It has been nice to see, helps keep people motivated, including me......
Keep up the good work........
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mum2westiesGill
502 posts
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novorapidboi26,
Thank you very much! But I can only try & do it with help from people like yourself who have been lucky enough to do DAFNE.
I come on to the forum to ask my questions because I get more help here than I do at a 10 minute/half hour appt with my DSN. No disrespect to her because when I do see her she's very good.
I like to get involved with the forum by asking my questions and by lurking around to see what others are saying/doing about things. I wish there had been something like this 20 years ago when I was dx.
To you nrb26 and to all other DAFNE people on here thank you for all your help.
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Carolin
Sheffield Teaching Hospitals
83 posts
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Hi Gill,
It must be really hard to try to do all this alone (albeit with the support and help of graduates on here)
If I were you I'd really keep on at your local diabetes team to look into funding DAFNE as that would be the best answer for you!
I'd urge everyone to log onto the website below and sign the DUAG epetition to get structured education funded for all!!!
http://epetitions.direct.gov.uk/petitions/41345
Carolin
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mum2westiesGill
502 posts
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Carolin said:
Hi Gill,
It must be really hard to try to do all this alone (albeit with the support and help of graduates on here)
If I were you I'd really keep on at your local diabetes team to look into funding DAFNE as that would be the best answer for you!
I'd urge everyone to log onto the website below and sign the DUAG epetition to get structured education funded for all!!!
http://epetitions.direct.gov.uk/petitions/41345
Carolin
Done!
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paulj
DAFNE Graduate
Northumbria Healthcare Trust
36 posts
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whiskysmum said:
How many units of insulin would you have on a
0.5:1 ratio
ask your local GP surgery if theycan fix you up with insulin pens with half units.igot kitted up with 2x novo echo insulin pens which have this facility.
for example 5 CPs / being 52.0g of carbs?
would it be 0.5 times 5 = 2.5?
Then with a one unit pen (I don't have a half unit pen) & taking into consideration bs levels being low or high it would be rounded down to 2u or rounded up to 3.
I've never done DAFNE so am I right with my workings out please?
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