Bolus Insulin
A bolus refers to a dosage of fast-acting insulin with a meal or to correct for a high blood sugar. As opposed to basal insulin, which is a dose of slow-acting insulin or the continuous pumping of a small quantity of fast-acting insulin to cover the glucose output of the liver).
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