Insulin Dose Adjustment for the Day of Westward Travel
The adjusted insulin dose is the total doses of insulin that a traveler needs to take to account for time zones crossed.
The adjusted insulin dose for westward travel is the daily doses divided by hours in the day times 24 plus the time zones crossed.
Formula
![QuantityVariable["adi", "Insulin"] == (QuantityVariable["di", "Insulin"]*(24 + QuantityVariable["tw", "Unitless"]))/24](https://www.wolframcloud.com/objects/resourcesystem/marketplacestorage/resources/a94/a94e91c3-fc9b-4623-8a26-12843f66be5e/Webpage/FormulaImage.png "Copy to Clipboard")
| symbol | description | physical quantity |
|---|---|---|
| adi | adjusted insulin dose (day of travel) |
"Insulin" |
| di | total daily dose of insulin | "Insulin" |
| tw | time zones crossed (traveling west) |
"Unitless" |
Forms
Examples
Get the resource:
| In[1]:= | ![ResourceObject["Insulin Dose Adjustment for the Day of Westward \
Travel"]](images/a94/a94e91c3-fc9b-4623-8a26-12843f66be5e-io-1-i.en.gif){kind=small} |
| Out[1]= |  |
Get the formula:
| In[2]:= | ![FormulaData[
ResourceObject[
"Insulin Dose Adjustment for the Day of Westward Travel"]]](images/a94/a94e91c3-fc9b-4623-8a26-12843f66be5e-io-2-i.en.gif){kind=small} |
| Out[2]= |  |
Use some values:
| In[3]:= | ![FormulaData[
ResourceObject[
"Insulin Dose Adjustment for the Day of Westward Travel"], \
{QuantityVariable["adi","Insulin"] -> None,
QuantityVariable["di","Insulin"] ->
Quantity[34, IndependentUnit["international units of insulin"]]}]](images/a94/a94e91c3-fc9b-4623-8a26-12843f66be5e-io-3-i.en.gif) |
| Out[3]= |  |