User's Manual

Rapid occlusion detection
An occlusion is a blockage or interruption in insulin delivery.
The iXL System can detect an occlusion as small as 2 units,
which may lower your risk for hyperglycemia or DKA.
An occlusion may result from a blockage, pump
malfunction, or from using old or inactive insulin. If insulin
delivery is interrupted by an occlusion, check your blood
glucose level and follow the treatment guidelines
established by your healthcare provider (see “Avoid
Adverse Reactions” later in this chapter).
Alerts and advisory and hazard alarms
For your safety, the iXL System provides a range of alerts and
alarms to notify you of continuing functions, tell you that your
attention is needed, or warn you of hazardous situations. For
example, the Auto off advisory alarm alerts you when you have
not used the remote to communicate with the pump within a
time period that you set. You can set a time period between 1
and 24 hours, in 1-hour increments. If you do not respond to an
Auto off advisory alarm within 15 minutes, the pump and remote
go into a hazard alarm state.
See Chapter 6, iXL Remote Controller Features, for a description
of alerts and reminders and how to set them, and Chapter 9,
Hazard and Advisory Alarms, for a list of safety alarms built into
the iXL System and how to respond to them.
Daily Diabetes Management Activities
To ensure proper iXL System operation and your continued good
health, you should perform these activities every day:
Check blood glucose
Routine blood glucose checks allow you to identify and treat high
or low blood glucose before it becomes a problem (see “Avoid
Adverse Reactions” later in this chapter).
• Check your blood glucose at least 4 to 6 times a day: when
you wake up, before every meal, and before going to bed.
In addition, check:
• Whenever you feel nauseated or sick.
• Before driving a car.
• Whenever your blood glucose has been running unusually
high or low.
• If you suspect that your blood glucose is high or low.
• Before, during, and after exercise.
• As directed by your healthcare provider.
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