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A healthy meal plan for a 10-year-old child with type 1 diabetes has 55 to 60 grams of carbohydrate for meals (breakfast, lunch, dinner). Children 7 years or older should eat 15 grams carbohydrate for afternoon and bedtime snacks.

This quick equation is: (CHO per 100g ÷ 100) x weight of your portion = CHO in your portion. 1. Weigh your portion.

You take your total daily dose of (TDD), this includes both long acting and mealtime , and divide it by 450 if you are using short acting (Humulin R or Novolin R). If you are using rapid acting ( or ) then you would divide it by 500.

Estimate total daily dose (TDD) of based on patient's weight. 2. Use the 500 Rule to estimate -to-carb ratio: 500/TDD = number of carb grams covered by a unit of . Example: 500/50=10; 1unit of will cover about 10 grams of carbohydrate.

American Diabetes Association Recommendations If you have Type 1 Diabetes and do not use an -to-carb ratio (ICR) or if you have Type 2 Diabetes: Count the Total Carbohydrates listed on the Nutrition Facts Label.

To calculate the ICR the 500 rule is sometimes used. You take the number 500 and divide it by the current total daily dose (TDD) of . For example, if you usually have 20 units of and 10 units of Novorapid with each of your three meals then your TDD is 50.

Theoretically, to reduce 400 mg/dL blood sugar to about 100 mg/dL, you would need at least 10 units of . However, depending on your weight and other factors, a higher dose of is almost always required.

Alternatively, the -to-carbohydrate ratio (ICR) may be determined by the "450 rule." To determine the ICR, divide 450 by the child's total daily dose of (TDD). For example, for a child with a TDD of 36 units, the ICR would be 450/36 = 12.5, or 1 unit per 12 g of carbohydrate.