In the labs reported for Mrs. C, plasma glucose was 280 mg/dL. Determine the additional insulin to be administered as a result of that lab
Her target glucose was according to the recommendations of American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists3 . Those levels are: fasting, 60 - 90 mg/dL; preprandial, 60 - 105 mg/dL; 1-hour postprandial, not > 130 - 140 mg/dL; 2-hours postprandial, < 120 mg/dL1 . Using the formula mentioned in the case, BS – 100 ÷ 20 = U of insulin to be administered, the results would be:
280 – 100 ÷ 20 = 180 ÷ 20 = 9 U of R insulin.
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