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Total daily insulin dose according to ISPAD
Expected daily dose by weight and phase (remission < 0.5, prepubertal 0.7–1.0, puberty 1–2 IU/kg/day) with basal fraction
Calculation aid for healthcare professionals: the calculator reproduces what the sources cited assign to the inputs. Clinical assessment and every treatment decision remain with the treating physician. Inputs and results are not stored.
Frequently asked questions
Total daily insulin dose according to ISPAD: What does this calculator compute?
Calculates from body weight and disease phase the total daily insulin dose range expected according to ISPAD 2022 (remission < 0.5, prepubertal 0.7–1.0, puberty 1–2 IU/kg/day), the basal proportion (30–50 %) and classifies a current daily dose.
Total daily insulin dose according to ISPAD: Which sources is this calculator based on?
Cengiz E, Danne T, Ahmad T, et al.: ISPAD Clinical Practice Consensus Guidelines 2022: Insulin treatment in children and adolescents with diabetes (Pediatr Diabetes 23:1277–1296) (2022); Davidson PC, Hebblewhite HR, Steed RD, Bode BW: Analysis of guidelines for basal-bolus insulin dosing: basal insulin, correction factor, and carbohydrate-to-insulin ratio (Endocr Pract 14:1095–1101) (2008)