Building Competency in Diabetes Education THE ESSENTIALS

Chapter 12

BASAL-BOLUS INSULIN THERAPY

• Goals, benefits and risks of intensive insulin therapy

• Individualizing treatment goals

• Selecting a therapeutic regimen

• o Basal-bolus insulin therapy: Multiple daily injections or continuous subcutaneous

• insulin infusion

• Calculating starting doses, correction factors

• Insulin dose adjustments

• Nutrition

• Activity/exercise