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
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■ What Is a Bolus?
A bolus is an extra dose of insulin, delivered when needed to:
• Match the carbohydrates (sugar content) in a meal or snack—
also known as a meal bolus
• Lower blood glucose when it gets too high—also known as a
correction bolus
This extra dose is in addition to the basal rate delivered through-
out the day and night (see Chapter 3, Understanding and
Adjusting Basal Rates).
The size of a bolus dose depends on the current factors at the
time you deliver the bolus:
• Your blood glucose level
• Your insulin-to-carbohydrate ratio
• Your correction factor
• Your target blood glucose and correct above threshold
• The amount of insulin on board (IOB) (active insulin) from pre-
vious meal and correction boluses
• Your correction threshold, the BG level above which you
would like to take insulin to reduce an elevated blood
glucose
• Your activity level
• The type and amount of food you eat
With the OmniPod System, it is easy to adapt to any situation.
With just a few button presses, you can adjust to unexpected or
changing insulin needs.
During setup, you entered bolus dose settings in the PDM (see
Chapter 2, Getting Started). You can adjust these settings as you
fine-tune your System or when your needs change (see Chapter
6, Using the Personal Diabetes Manager).
Check with your healthcare provider before adjust-
ing these settings.
CHAPTER 4
Understanding and Delivering Bolus Doses