Which type of insulin coverage is used to cover the carbohydrate content of a meal?
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Sliding scale or correctional insulin is not administered to cover both the food ingested and an elevated plasma glucose level. Meal dose or prandial insulin is not intended to be used to decrease elevated plasma glucose levels, it is intended to cover the carbohydrate content of the meal that is eaten.
Sliding scale or correctional insulin is not administered to cover both the food ingested and an elevated plasma glucose level. It is administered regardless of food consumption, most of the time. However, prandial insulin is intended to cover the carbohydrate content of the meal that is eaten.
Meal dose or prandial insulin is not intended to be used to decrease elevated plasma glucose levels, it is intended to cover the carbohydrate content of the meal that is eaten.