User guide

Contents
Chapter 1: Introduction ..................................................................... 1
Assistance ...................................................................................................... 1
Emergency kit ................................................................................................. 2
Consumables .................................................................................................. 2
Accessories .................................................................................................... 3
How to wear your pump ..................................................................................... 3
How to use this guide ........................................................................................ 4
User safety ..................................................................................................... 5
Indications .................................................................................................. 5
Pump ...................................................................................................... 5
Contraindications .......................................................................................... 5
Warnings .................................................................................................... 5
Pump ...................................................................................................... 5
Reservoir and infusion sets ............................................................................ 5
Tubing Connector ....................................................................................... 6
Magnetic fields .......................................................................................... 6
X-rays, MRIs and CT scans .............................................................................. 7
Precautions ................................................................................................. 7
Avoid extreme temperatures .......................................................................... 7
Infusion sets and sites .................................................................................. 7
Notice .......................................................................................................... 7
Insulin pump and RF accessories ........................................................................ 7
RF interference from other devices ..................................................................... 8
Chapter 2: Introduction to pump therapy .............................................. 11
Theory of insulin pump therapy ........................................................................... 11
Understanding pump therapy ............................................................................. 12
Basal rate .................................................................................................. 12
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