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
Using the Personal Diabetes Manager
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Auto-off: Alerts you if the PDM does not receive a Pod status
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thin a predefined period of time. Obtain Pod status by press-
ing and holding the PDM’s Power button. Choose a time period
from 1 to 24 hours, in 1-hour increments, or choose Off. The
default setting is Off. Refer to page 54 to check Pod status and to
Confirm ID.
This alert can be especially reassuring if you are prone to hypo-
glycemia unawareness. Ask your healthcare provider about
using this alert and where to set it.
Bolus reminders: Notifies 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.
Program reminders: Pod beeps when a program is in process
(see Chapter 3, Understanding and Adjusting Basal Rates; and
Chapter 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.
Confidence reminders: The Pod or PDM beeps in response to
your instructions, so you become familiar with the operation of
the OmniPod System and feel confident that you are getting the
insulin you need. These notifications include:
• Bolus delivery started
• Bolus delivery completed
• Extended bolus started
• Extended bolus completed
• Temporary basal rate started
• Temporary basal completed
Choose On or Off. The default setting is On.
The Low reservoir alert will escalate to an Empty res-
ervoir hazard alarm when insulin is depleted. Be sure
to respond to the alert when it occurs.
The Auto-off alert will escalate to a hazard alarm if
ignored and will result in the deactivation of your
active Pod. Be sure to respond to the alert when it
occurs.
Turning the PDM on by inserting a blood glucose
test strip does not send a Pod status to the PDM.
If you use the Auto-off feature, always turn on the
PDM with the Power button before using the system.
This allows the PDM to obtain a Pod status. Refer to
page 54 to check Pod status and to Confirm ID.