User's Manual

Using the Personal Diabetes Manager

■ Alerts and Reminders

In addition to automatic safety alarms (see Chapter 10, Errors,

Advisories, and Hazard Alarms), the OmniPod System offers a

number of alerts and reminders that you can set to help you

manage your diabetes. These features are optional. You can turn

alerts and reminders on or off at any time.

Alerts and reminders you can use are:

BG (blood glucose) reminder: Reminds you to check your blood

glucose. Choose from On or Off. The default setting is Off. When

the reminder is on, the PDM asks you each time you enter a bolus

dose whether you want to set a BG reminder, and you can then

choose a time interval, in 1/2-hour increments.

Expiration: Alerts you when the Pod is nearing the expiration

time. Choose an alert period from 1 to 24 hours before expira-

tion, in 1-hour increments. The default setting is 4 hours.

Low reservoir: Alerts you when insulin in the Pod reaches a cer-

tain level, so you can plan ahead to change the Pod. Choose a

level from 10 to 50 units, in 5-unit increments. The default setting

is 10 units.

Auto-off: Alerts you if the PDM does not receive a Pod status

within a predefined period of time. Obtain Pod status by press-

ing and holding the PDM’s Power button. This alert can be

especially reassuring if you are prone to hypoglycemia unaware-

ness. Choose a time period from 1 to 24 hours, in 1-hour

increments, or choose Off. The default setting is Off.

Bolus reminders: Alerts you if you have not delivered a meal

bolus, manually or using the suggested bolus calculator,

between the times you specify. Choose On or Off and choose up

to 6 time segments.

Reminder alerts: Pod beeps when a program is in process (see

Chapter 3, Understanding and Adjusting Basal Rates, and Chap-

ter 4, Understanding and Delivering Bolus Doses, for details).

These include:

• Temporary basal in process

• Extended bolus in process

Choose On or Off. The default setting is On.

Turning the PDM on by inserting a blood glucose

test strip does not send a Pod status to the PDM.

Many hazard alarms (such as Auto-off) will cause

alert escalation and deactivation of the active Pod if

you ignore them. Be sure to respond to all alerts and

alarms when they occur.