Table 2 Insulin regimen health states
Health state | Description |
|---|---|
Injection twice daily including planning | • Imagine that you have well-controlled diabetes as described. • In order to control your blood sugar level, you must give yourself two insulin injections every day using two different pens. One injection should be taken in the morning. The other should be taken in connection with a large meal. • The second insulin dose should fit the type and size of your meals as well as your activity level. Therefore you have to plan either to eat roughly the same type and size of meals or ad- just your insulin doses every day. • Imagine what it would be like for you to live like this every day for the rest of your life. |
Injection four times daily including planning | • Imagine that you have well-controlled diabetes as described. • In order to control your blood sugar level, you must give yourself four insulin injections every day using two different pens. • One injection should be taken independent of meals at the same time every day. Using the other pen you give yourself insulin injections with each of your 3 largest meals during the day (breakfast, lunch and dinner). • These three insulin doses should fit the type and size of your meals as well as your activity level. Therefore you have to plan either to eat roughly the same type and size of meals or ad- just your insulin doses accordingly. • Imagine what it would be like for you to live like this every day for the rest of your life. |
Injection once daily | • Imagine that you have well-controlled diabetes as described. • In order to control your blood sugar level, you must give yourself one insulin injection every day. • The injection must be taken at approximately the same time every day. • Imagine what it would be like for you to live like this every day for the rest of your life |
Injection twice daily | • Imagine that you have well-controlled diabetes as described. • In order to control your blood sugar level, you must give yourself two injections every day using two different pens (one of which is insulin). • Both injections must be taken at approximately the same time every day. • Imagine what it would be like for you to live like this every day for the rest of your life. |