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TABLE 3.

Initial Correction Doses of Short- or Rapid-Acting Insulin

Blood Glucose (mg/dL)	Correction Dose for Lean Patients^* (units)	Correction Dose for Overweight or Obese Patients^† (units)
<70	–1	–2
70–150	0	0
151–200	+1	+2
201–250	+2	+4
251–300	+3	+6
301–350	+4	+8
>350	+5	+10

<120% of DBW, as calculated in Table 2.

^†

≥120% of DBW, as calculated in Table 2.