User Manual
Table Of Contents
- Your New OmniPod Insulin Management System
- Getting Started
- The OmniPod Starter Kit
- Set Up the Personal Diabetes Manager (PDM)
- The Setup Wizard
- Enter your PDM ID
- Select the ID screen color
- Set date and time
- Enter basal settings
- Enter blood glucose sound setting and BG goal
- Set the suggested bolus calculator
- Enter target blood glucose value
- Enter minimum BG allowed for use in bolus calculation
- Enter insulin-to-carbohydrate ratio
- Enter correction factor
- Set reverse correction
- Enter the duration of insulin action
- Select bolus increment and enter maximum bolus
- Set extended bolus doses
- Set low reservoir advisory
- Set expiration notification
- Understanding and Adjusting Basal Rates
- Understanding and Delivering Bolus Doses
- Using the Personal Diabetes Manager
- Checking Your Blood Glucose
- The Built-in FreeStyle® Blood Glucose Meter
- The FreeStyle® Blood Glucose Test Strips
- The FreeStyle® Control Solution
- Performing a Control Solution Test
- Performing a Blood Glucose Reading
- Blood Glucose Results and the Suggested Bolus Calculator
- Entering Blood Glucose Readings Manually
- Editing Tags
- Low and High Blood Glucose Readings
- Important Health-Related Information
- Understanding Your Records
- Living with Diabetes
- Alerts and Alarms
- Communication Failures
- Appendix
- Pod Care and Maintenance
- Personal Diabetes Manager Care and Maintenance
- Storage and Supplies
- Suggested Bolus Calculator Examples and Guidelines
- OmniPod System Options and Settings
- Pod Specifications
- Accuracy Test Results
- Personal Diabetes Manager Specifications
- Blood Glucose Meter Specifications
- OmniPod System Label Symbols
- Personal Diabetes Manager Icons
- OmniPod System Notice Concerning Interference
- Electromagnetic Compatibility
- Customer Bill of Rights
- Limited Warranty for the Personal Diabetes Manager
- HIPAA Privacy Notice
- Glossary
- Index
Alerts and Alarms
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The following table explains what the message could mean and
wha
t you should do.
Alert error message Possible causes Action
Meter Error 1
See user manual for
further instructions.
• Blood sample is too small.
• Problem with the test strip.
• Problem with the meter.
• Very low blood glucose: less
than 20 mg/dL.
1. If you have symptoms, such as weakness, sweating, nervousness,
headache or confusion, follow the recommendations of your health-
care provider for treating hypoglycemia.
2. Conduct a control solution test using a new test strip. If the results of
the control solution test are within the range printed on the side of
the test strip vial, retest using blood and a new test strip.
3. If the control solution test does not work, or the error persists, call
Customer Care.
Meter Error 2
See user manual for
further instructions.
• Problem with the test strip.
• Problem with the meter.
• Very high blood glucose:
above 500 mg/dL.
• HIGH control solution
applied when temperature
is too cold. (This applies
only to control solution
labeled HIGH.)
1. If you have symptoms, such as thirst, fatigue, excess urination or
blurry vision, follow the recommendations of your healthcare pro-
vider for treating hyperglycemia.
2. Conduct a control solution test using a new test strip. If the results of
the control solution test are within the range printed on the side of
the test strip vial, retest using blood and a new test strip.
3. If the control solution test does not work or the error persists, call
Customer Care.