Use Instructions
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23Understanding Insulin Delivery and Calculations
A Reverse Correction is only applied to the meal bolus. In this example, the
meal bolus is reduced by 1.5 units, resulting in a meal bolus of 1.0 U.
Bolus Calculator rules
e Bolus Calculator applies the following rules to the suggested bolus doses:
Rule Detail
Rounding Boluses will always be rounded down to the nearest
0.05 U.
IOB will always be rounded up to the nearest 0.05 U.
Bolus and IOB will never be below 0 U.
Factors that
inuence the size of
your bolus
Factor Increase Decrease
Carb entered ✓
CGM or BG value ✓ ✓
IOB ✓
CGM trend (if using
CGM)
✓ ✓
Target BG ✓ ✓
Reverse Correction
setting
✓
Correction IOB Correction IOB is subtracted from both meal and
correction boluses.
Meal IOB Meal IOB is only subtracted from the correction
boluses.
Additional
Information
Effective Date: 22DEC2020, PCO-000267