Pediatric Insulin Calculator

Insulin Regimen

  • Weight: kg
  • Desired total daily insulin dose: units/kg/day
  • Daily insulin: units

Insulin dosing with ISF/CHO for Established Diabetics

  • Lantus dose: units qHS (40% of total daily insulin)
  • Carbohydrate Dose: 1 unit of novolog/humalog for every g of carbohydrate at mealtimes (i.e. 500 / )
  • ISF / Correction Dose: 1 unit of novolog/humalog will drop the blood glucose mg/dL (i.e. 1800 / )

Insulin dosing for New Onset Diabetics

  • Lantus: 0 units (50% of total daily insulin)
  • SSI at meals only:
    <80 give -0.5 units,
    80-150 give 0 units (1/3 of the other 50% of total daily insulin),
    151-250 give 0.5 units,
    251-350 give 1 units,
    351-450 give 1.5 units,
    >450 give 2 units AND call MD