Insulin / carb calculator

[mollylogan]

Hi, I’m incredibly dyslexic with numbers and am struggling with working out my insulin. My ratio is 1.3 units of insulin to 10g of carbs. Is there such thing as a calculator that people use? Nutracheck is great for working out the carbs.
Any signposting would be greatly appreciated

 

[gll]

the mysugr app has a bolus calculator in it. So far, for me, has been working out fine. (I also use nutracheck to work out mealtime carbs)
I am unsure if it comes with the free or pro version.
If you have an accuchek meter and sync it with at least one test a month then the pro is free but you can also pay for it. My spare meter is an accuchek so it is actually cheaper for me to use a test strip than pay for the app 😉

 

[mollylogan]

Thank you so much. I have Mysugr and didn’t realise it had this function.

 

[Martin62]

I use mysugr to calculate my bolus, but the bolus calculator is only available on the paid version, if you want a free bolus calculator there is another app called mylife which was recommended by my diabetes nurse.

 

[gll]

menu > profile and settings > calculator option in there to turn it on.
you do need to setup your ratios, target range and corrections etc with the wizard 🙂

 

[rayray119]

There's also my life. However it if however it's gives you the exact amount so if your on pens you'll have do some rounding up or down.

 

[everydayupsanddowns]

Hope you find it helpful to have a bolus calculator @mollylogan

Made a huge difference to me to be able to make small adjustments to my insulin:carbohydrate ratios and correction factors as they change through the year, rather than sticking to round numbers to make the maths easier!