The Type-1 Diabetes Lifestyle Management Quiz!

If you need some help figuring out how to manage life with diabetes, Ginger is here to the rescue. Get tips on how to deal with sticky situations with your parents and school, all while still having a life!

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Your blood sugar is 300 when you wake up to get ready for school, you need to take a bolus of insulin using your "correction factor" to bring you back down towards 120. Your "correction factor" is:

5 units of insulin for everybody, no matter how high they're blood sugar is or how much insulin they need in a day.
The amount of insulin you need to cover ten grams of carbohydrates.
The number of units of insulin your specific body needs to bring your blood sugar back down to normal.
That annoying thing your mom does when you say, "My friend and me went shopping," instead of "My friend and I..."

Question 1 of 6

(0 out of 1) Incorrect! Your "correction factor" should be determined by you and your doctor. Next time your blood sugar is too high, take your usual bolus amount that you've been giving yourself to correct, and check an hour later. If you're not significantly lower, you may need to increase the amount of insulin you use to bring your blood sugars down. For example, I know my body needs about 1 unit of insulin to lower me 40 ml/mg on my blood glucose meter. Continue Quiz >

(1 out of 1) Correct! Your "correction factor" should be determined by you and your doctor. Next time your blood sugar is too high, take your usual bolus amount that you've been giving yourself to correct, and check an hour later. If you're not significantly lower, you may need to increase the amount of insulin you use to bring your blood sugars down. For example, I know my body needs about 1 unit of insulin to lower me 40 ml/mg on my blood glucose meter. Continue Quiz >