Users Manual Part 1
Important Safety Information
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Important Safety Information
becomes critically low, the Controller
turns itself o, and you will not receive
a low battery hazard alarm. Without
the use of the Controller, you will
not be able to make changes to your
insulin delivery, which could result in
the over-delivery or under-delivery of
insulin that can lead to hypoglycemia
or hyperglycemia.
Caution: DO NOT expose your
Controller battery to high heat [>
86ºF (> 30ºC) during storage and >
104ºF (>40ºC) during use]. Do not
puncture, crush, or apply pressure
to your battery. Failure to follow
these instructions could result in an
explosion, re, electric shock, damage
to the Controller or battery, or battery
leakage.
Caution: DO NOT expose your
Controller to extreme temperatures
while in storage or during use. Extreme
heat or cold can cause the Controller to
malfunction. Extreme heat is dened
as >86°F (30°C) during storage and
>104°F (40°C) during use. Extreme
cold is dened as <32°F (0°C) during
storage and < 41°F (5°C) during use.
Caution: Use ONLY the USB charging
cable that you received in the box
with your Controller. AVOID using
alternative charging cables or other
accessories, as they may damage the
Controller or aect the way it charges
in the future. If you must use a dierent
cable, use only cables less than or equal
to 4 feet (1.2 meters) in length.
Caution: DO NOT place the
Controller in or near water because the
Controller is not waterproof. Failure
to do so could result in damage to the
Controller.
Caution: DO NOT use solvents
to clean your Controller. DO NOT
immerse your Controller in water as it
is not waterproof. e use of solvents
or immersion in water could result in
damage to the Controller.
Caution: DO NOT allow debris or
liquid to get into the USB port, speaker,
sound/vibrate button, or Power button
while cleaning the Controller. Failure
to do so could result in damage to the
Controller.
Smartphone
Caution: DO NOT navigate away
from the Omnipod 5 App while you
are in the process of making changes
to your insulin delivery settings. If you
leave the App before you are able to
save the setting change and before the
App is able to put the setting change
into eect, the system will continue
to use your last saved settings. As a
result, you may continue with therapy
settings that you did not intend. If you
are unsure about whether your changes
were saved, review your settings.
Caution: DO NOT stop the Omnipod
5 App in a way that stops it from
running in the background (called
force stopping) on your smartphone.
e Omnipod 5 App must be open or
be running in the background in order
to display and sound alarms on the
smartphone. If the App is not running,
you could miss important alarms and
notications on the smartphone. If you
do not hear alarms and notications
from your smartphone, you might not
make the changes you need to make
to your therapy in a timely manner.
Your Pod will continue to operate and
sound alarms. In addition, if you stop
the Omnipod 5 App while sending
commands to the Pod, the command