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Definition: Bolus

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Bolus

A bolus is a single, large dose of medicine. For a teen with diabetes, a bolus is a dose of insulin taken to handle a rise in blood glucose (a type of sugar), like the one that happens when you eat. A bolus is given as a shot or through an insulin pump.

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