Your patient eats 240 grams of carbohydrates per meal. Their total daily dose (TDD) of insulin is 25 units/day. How many UNITS of insulin in 1 dose would you administer based on the carbohydrate ratio using the following FORMULAS: Grams/unit of insulin = [500 ÷ TDD of insulin] AND Insulin units to administer = [Grams/meal ÷ Grams/unit of insulin]?
[Answered]: Your patient eats 240 grams of carbohydrates per meal
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