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6 Basal Programs
Insulin needs vary throughout the day. erefore, most people set their basal rates
to deliver more or less insulin at certain times of the day. For example, you could
deliver a lower rate of insulin during the night and a higher rate during the day.
In order to create the Basal Program shown in the example above, the following
basal segments are programmed into the Omnipod 5 App:
Segment Basal rate
1: Midnight–10:00 am 0.20 U/hr Between midnight and 10:00 am, the Pod
delivers 0.20 units of insulin per hour.
2: 10:00 am–2:00 pm 0.60 U/hr Between 10:00 am and 2:00 pm, the Pod
delivers 0.60 units of insulin per hour.
3: 2:00 pm–midnight 0.30 U/hr Between 2:00 pm and midnight, the Pod
delivers 0.30 units of insulin per hour.
You may have dierent routines on dierent days of the week; for example,
your weekend routine may dier from your weekday routine. To handle these
predictable changes in your routine, you can create up to 12 dierent Basal
Programs (see "6.3. Creating New Basal Programs" on page 99).