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Basal Programs 66 Basal Programs
• Tap the Options button ( ) to the right of a saved Basal Program, then
tap START.
3. Tap START again to start the newly selected Basal Program.
6.7. Basal Insulin Delivery
Even without eating, our bodies need a small, constant supply of insulin for
normal daily living, which is referred to as "basal" insulin. In people without
diabetes, the pancreas continuously delivers this basal insulin. For people using
the Omnipod 5 System, the Pod can mimic a pancreas of a person without
diabetes by delivering basal insulin continuously as your wear the Pod.
About half of a person’s total daily insulin (TDI) dose typically comes from basal
insulin delivery; the other half typically comes from bolus doses.
In the Omnipod 5 System, basal delivery occurs dierently depending on which
of the two modes you are operating in: Manual or Automated.
Manual Mode Basal Programs
A basal rate is the number of units of insulin delivered per hour.
A basal segment denes the time of day during which a given basal rate is
delivered.
A collection of basal segments covering a midnight-to-midnight period is called
a "Basal Program." In other words, a Basal Program describes the rate of insulin
delivery throughout an entire 24-hour period.
is gure shows a Basal Program with three basal segments that deliver 7.4 U
total in a 24 hour period.
Midnight Midnight
6 am
6 pm
Noon
Basal segment 1
Basal segment 2
Basal segment 3
Basal Program
0
0.2
0.4
0.6
0.8
1.0
Basal Rate (U/hr)