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# HKInsulinDeliveryReason

Possible reasons for administering insulin.

```
enum HKInsulinDeliveryReason
```

## Topics

### Delivery Reasons

[`case basal`](/documentation/HealthKit/HKInsulinDeliveryReason/basal)

Insulin administered to meet the user’s basic metabolic needs.

[`case bolus`](/documentation/HealthKit/HKInsulinDeliveryReason/bolus)

Insulin administered to meet the user’s episodic requirements.

### Initializers

[`init?(rawValue: Int)`](/documentation/HealthKit/HKInsulinDeliveryReason/init(rawValue:))

## Relationships

### Conforms To

[`Hashable`](/documentation/Swift/Hashable)

[`Sendable`](/documentation/Swift/Sendable)

[`BitwiseCopyable`](/documentation/Swift/BitwiseCopyable)

[`SendableMetatype`](/documentation/Swift/SendableMetatype)

[`RawRepresentable`](/documentation/Swift/RawRepresentable)

[`Equatable`](/documentation/Swift/Equatable)

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