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
Appendix
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■ Su
ggested Bolus Calculator Examples and
Guidelines
A suggested bolus is equal to the sum of a correction bolus and
meal bolus, then adjusted for insulin on board, if applicable.
Examples of each of these elements are shown below.
Example of correction bolus
Target BG: 100 mg/dL
Current BG: 200 mg/dL
Correction factor (CF): 50
200 mg/dL (current) – 100 mg/dL (target) = 100 mg/dL
100 mg/dL ÷ 50 (CF) = 2 units correction bolus
If the reverse correction feature is turned On and if your current
BG is below your target BG, the suggested bolus calculator sub-
tracts a correction amount from the meal bolus.
Example of reverse correction bolus:
Target BG: 100 mg/dL
Curr
ent BG: 75 mg/dL
Correction factor (CF): 50
75 mg/dL (current) – 100 mg/dL (target) = –25 mg/dL
–25 mg/dL ÷ 50 CF = –0.5 units reverse correction bolus
(reduces meal bolus)
Meal bolus calculation
Carbs entered ÷ insulin-to-carb (IC) ratio
Example of meal bolus
Carbs entered: 45 grams of carb
Insu
lin-to-carb ratio: 15
45 carbs ÷ 15 I/C ratio = 3 units meal bolus
Insulin-on-board (IOB) calculation
(Duration of insulin action – time since your previous bolus) ÷
(duration of insulin action) ∗ (previous bolus)
IOB from a previous correction bolus is called “correction IOB,”
and IOB from a previous meal bolus is called “meal IOB.”
Example of correction insulin-on-board (IOB)
Duration of insulin action: 3 hours
Time since previous correction bolus: 1 hour
Previous correction bolus: 3 units
3 hours – 1 hour = 2 hours
2 hours ÷ 3 hours = 2/3
2/3 ∗ 3 units = 2 units correction IOB
In other words, one hour after your previous correction bolus,
you have received only 1 unit of insulin from it; 2 units of insulin
are still working to correct your BG. This feature prevents deliver-
ing too much insulin when correcting a high BG.