How do you convert units of U-100 insulin to milliliters?
Our question this week was:
Dr. Debra –I have a husky that is a diabetic. He gets 30 units of Humulin NPH insulin every 12 hours. It is a U-100 insulin and I have U-100 syringes and 1 ml syringes. I'm actually out of U-100 syringes and wondered if I can us a ml. How many milliliters are 30 units?
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Beverly H.
Answer
Hi Beverly – thanks for your email. It is possible to convert units to milliliters. Please be very careful when doing this type of calculations. The U-100 means there are 100 units in 1 milliliter.
30 units of a U-100 insulin are equal to 0.3 milliliters (0.3 ml).
I have a chart that will help you. Go to: How to Convert U-100 Insulin in Units to Milliliters.
Here’s an article that might be helpful to you: Diabetes Mellitus in Dogs.
Best of luck!
Dr. Debra
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