Table
1: Insulin infusion
Protocol.
Capillary
glycemia (mg/dL) |
Insulin infusion dose (mL/h) |
Adjustment
made with respect to meals |
80-120 mg/dL |
1 mL/h |
15 minutes before meals,
add 5IU to the current insulin dose and allow to flow for 2 hours. Measure
the glycemia after these 2 hours and adjust according to the protocol. Note: 1 IU = 1 mL |
121-150 mg/dL |
2 mL/h |
|
151-200 mg/dL |
3 mL/h |
|
201-250 mg/dL |
4 mL/h |
|
251-300 mg/dL |
5 mL/h |
|
301-400 mg/dL |
7 mL/h |
|
> 400 mg/dL |
10 mL/h |