Carbohydrate counting (CHO)

ratio diary

You may have been taught how to count the carbohydrate (CHO) content of the food you eat and vary the dose of insulin you have with meals.

You can now record the insulin : carbohydrate ratio here: -

Date:	Insulin (units = u)	Carbohydrate (grams = g)

Some examples doses are shown here: -

Insulin : CHO Ratio	1 u : 10g	1.5 : 10g	2 u : 10g
CHO Content (g)	Insulin Dose (u)	Insulin Dose (u) (rounded up)	Insulin Dose (u)
10	1	1.5 (2)	2
20	2	3	4
30	3	4.5 (5)	6
40	4	6	8
50	5	7.5 (8)	10
60	6	9	12
70	7	10.5 (11)	14
80	8	12	16
90	9	13.5 (14)	18
100	10	15	20

Disclaimer

This website is designed for use by the Leeds Paediatric Diabetes Team and children and parents referred to their service. Every effort has been made to make sure there are no errors on the website. If you think there are any inaccuracies could you please e-mail us so that we can check. kate.barker@leedsth.nhs.uk