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topic: Carbohydrate Counting
Insulin-to-carbohydrate ratio (ICR)
This ratio helps determine how much insulin should be injected
based on carbohydrates consumed.
Note: 1 unit of insulin is used for every 10–15 grams of carbohydrate.
500 ( for Rapid-acting insulin)
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Insulin Carbs Ratio (ICR) =
Total Daily Dose of insulin (TDD)
example:
Patient takes Rapid acting insulin if his TDD is 45 units. What is the ICR?
Insulin Carbs Ratio (ICR) = = ــــــــــــــــــــــــ11
500
ICR= 1:11
45 units
means: 1 unit of rapid-acting insulin covered by 11gm of carbohydrate
RD.ALI ALAWI - clinical Dietitian
+966 583446381 alawi-ali
topic: Carbohydrate Counting
Insulin-to-carbohydrate ratio (ICR)
This ratio helps determine how much insulin should be injected
based on carbohydrates consumed.
Note: 1 unit of insulin is used for every 10–15 grams of carbohydrate.
450 ( for Regular or short Acting insulin)
Insulin Carbs Ratio (ICR) =
Total Daily Dose of insulin (TDD)
example:
Patient takes short acting insulin if his TDD is 45 units. What is the ICR?
Insulin Carbs Ratio (ICR) = = ــــــــــــــــــــــــ10
450
ICR= 1:10
45 units
means: 1 unit of Regular or short Acting insulin covered by 10gm of carbohydrate
RD.ALI ALAWI - clinical Dietitian
+966 583446381 alawi-ali
topic: Carbohydrate Counting
Insulin-to-carbohydrate ratio (ICR)
Insulin-to-Carbohydrate Ratio (ICR) is a guideline that helps people with
diabetes manage their blood sugar levels when eating carbohydrates.
The ICR tells you how many grams of carbohydrates one unit of insulin
can cover or balance.
Understanding ICR: If someone has an ICR of 1:10, this means that 1
unit of insulin will cover 10 grams of carbohydrates. So, if a meal has 30
grams of carbs, they would need about 3 units of insulin (30 ÷ 10 = 3)
Personalized Ratio: The ICR can vary from person to person and may
change based on things like age, activity level, and even time of day.
Doctors help find the right ICR for each person and adjust it over time.
RD.ALI ALAWI - clinical Dietitian
+966 583446381 alawi-ali
