Basal Bolus Regimen course for Nurses

This session provides the knowledge and skills required in initiating a basal bolus regimen in a well, newly diagnosed child with type I diabetes.

Learning Objectives

By the end of this session you will be able to:

• Describe the normal pattern of insulin secretion in the human body
• Explain the rationale of the basal bolus regimen
• State the timings and duration of actions for specific types of insulin
• Calculate insulin doses and dose distributions
• Calculate insulin adjustments

Basal bolus regimen is a type of insulin regimen used in intensive diabetes management.