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ea0032p463 | Diabetes | ECE2013

Clinical usefulness of a bolus calculator in patients with type 1 diabetes mellitus treated with continuous subcutaneous insulin infusion (CSII)

Dominguez-Lopez Marta , Gonzalez-Molero Mercedes Inmaculaca , Guerrero Inmaculaca , Gonzalez Stella , Adana MSoledad Ruiz de , Soriguer Federico

Objective: One of the major problems related to the use of CSII, or intensive insulin regimens in general, is the calculation of accurate insulin boluses. Abolus calculator incorporated into the insulin pump, estimates the dose of insulin to be administered at the meal on the basis of the following parameters: current blood glucose, grams of carbohydrate in the meal, carbohydrate to-insulin ratio (CIR), insulin sensitivity factors (ISF), target blood glucose and quantity of in...