Table 3.

Insulin titration algorithms from BEGIN: Young 1 [8].

Reproduced with permission from Thalange et al. [8]. Published by John Wiley & Sons, Inc

Insulin dose	Basal dose			Bolus dose
	< 5 U	5–15 U	> 15 U	≤ 5 U	> 5 U
Pre-breakfast or pre-dinner BG, mmol/L (mg/dL)	Dose adjustment			Dose adjustment
< 5.0 (< 90)	− 0.5	− 1	− 2	− 1	− 2
5.0–8.0 (90–145)	0	0	0	0	0
8.1–10.0 (146–180)	+ 0.5	+ 1	+ 2	+ 0.5	+ 1
10.1–15.0 (181–270)	+ 1	+ 2	+ 4	+ 1	+ 2
15.0 (> 270)	+ 1.5	+ 3	+ 6	+ 1.5	+ 3

BG blood glucose