Difficulty: Medium
Average Score: 71%
Practice
You are caring for a type 1 diabetic who has been hospitalized with diabetic ketoacidosis, and determining an appropriate insulin regimen for her. She has required 60 units of insulin per day in the hospital. You decide to use insulin glargine(Lantus) and aspart (Lispro) in combination. What should her Lantus dose be?
Correct answer
C
Rationale
About half of the total daily insulin requirement is typically given as basal insulin, such as glargine.