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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To delete a Bolus reminder
a. C
hoose the bolus reminder you wish to delete, then
press Edit.
b. Choose Delete then press Select.
c. Press Delete to remove the bolus reminder.
7. For Custom reminders
• Use the Up/Down Controller buttons to choose [add
new], then press New.
• To use the OmniPod System’s default naming system, sim-
ply press Next. The default naming system automatically
assigns names in numerical order, such as alert 1, alert 2,
alert 3.
If you want to give a different name to the reminder:
a. Use the Up/Down Controller buttons to scroll
through the list of characters. 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, for a
reminder to pick up a prescription, you might enter
R, x (Figure 6-10 ). (A blank character or space is the first
and last option in the scrolling menu.)
d. Press Next.
• Enter the time of day for the reminder, in 30-minute incre-
ments, then press Next.
• Choose Daily, One time only, or Off, then press Select.
Custom reminders will repeat every 15 minutes until
acknowledged.
Figure 6-10