User's Manual

Getting Started
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Enter the duration of insulin action
1. Use the Up/Down Controller buttons to enter the duration
of insulin action (how long insulin lasts in your body), then
press Next.
Select bolus increment and enter maximum bolus
1. Choose a bolus increment (how much each press of the
Up/Down Controller buttons will increase or decrease a
bolus amount)—either 0.05, 0.10, 0.50, or 1.00 units of insu-
lin—then press Next.
2. Choose the maximum bolus you can give at one time, then
press Next.
Set extended bolus doses
1. To set the units for an extended bolus dose, choose % for per-
cent of the total bolus, or choose Units for units of insulin. To
turn off the extended bolus feature, choose Off. Then press
Next.
Set low reservoir alert
1. Choose the level of insulin in the reservoir at which the
PDM should give you an alarm. Choose from 10 to 50 units
in 5-unit increments, then press Next.
Set expiration alert
1. Choose the number of hours before a Pod expires when the
PDM should give you an alert, then press Next. The values are
in 1-hour increments and range from 1 to 24 hours. (The
default is 4 hours.)
The PDM now asks whether you want to activate a Pod
(Figure 2-4).
The duration-of-insulin-action setting is used to
calculate the amount of insulin on board (IOB) from a
previous correction bolus or meal bolus, when you
use the suggested bolus calculator.
The maximum bolus default is 10 units. Check with
your healthcare provider before adjusting these
settings.
Figure 2-4