User Manual

Understanding and Delivering Bolus Doses
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6. To use the OmniPod System’s default naming system, simply
pre
ss Next. The default naming system automatically assigns
program names in numerical order, such as carb preset 1,
carb preset 2, carb preset 3.
Or, to give a different name to the program:
a. Press the Up/Down Controller buttons to enter the char-
acters that spell the name you want. An up and down
arrow symbol on the screen indicates the character you
are changing.
b. Press the middle Soft Key (the right arrow) to move the
underscore to the next character.
c. Enter each character one at a time. For example, if you
frequently eat a breakfast consisting of plain low-fat
yogurt with blueberries, sweetener, and cinnamon, you
might enter
B, l, u, e, [space], Y, o, g, u, r, t (Figure 4-18).
d. Press Next.
7. Enter the grams of carbohydrate in the meal, then press Next.
8. If you want, enter the grams of fiber, fat, and protein in the
meal, and the total calories. Press Next after each entry.
9. Press Save to add the preset to the category.
Change or edit a carb preset
1. On the Home sc
reen, use the Up/Down Controller buttons
to choose Settings, then press Select.
2. Choose Presets, then press Select.
These additional units are not required. If you prefer not
to enter them, simply press Next repeatedly to skip
through the screens.
If you do include grams of fiber in step 8 to the left, the
suggested bolus calculator uses carbs minus fiber. Alter-
natively, in step 7, you can enter the total grams of carbs
minus the fiber yourself. Your healthcare provider can
best advise you on how to make this entry.
Figure 4-18