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17 Delivering a Bolus with the SmartBolus Calculator
17.8. Bolus Settings
Warning: DO NOT start to use your system or change your settings without
adequate training and guidance from your healthcare provider. Initiating and
adjusting settings incorrectly can result in over-delivery or under-delivery of
insulin, which could lead to hypoglycemia or hyperglycemia. Settings that
impact insulin delivery mainly include: Pod Shut-O, basal rate(s), Max
Basal Rate, Max Bolus, Correction Factor(s), Insulin to Carb (IC) Ratio(s),
Minimum Glucose for Calculations, Target Glucose and Correct Above, and
Duration of Insulin Action.
ese settings allow you to change your Maximum Bolus, extended bolus, and
SmartBolus Calculator settings.
Impacts to Suggested Bolus Calculations
e following table describes what each SmartBolus Calculator setting does, how
you can adjust them and how they are used to calculate a suggested bolus.
Omnipod 5 Setting and
Range
How to Enter the
Setting
Impacts to Suggested
Bolus Calculations
Carbs (grams)
0.1 – 225 g
(0.1 g increments)
Enter in SmartBolus
Calculator
Increase in carb amount
value increases amount
of suggested bolus dose.
Decrease in carb amount
value decreases amount
of suggested bolus dose.
CGM Value (mg/dL)
40 – 400 mg/dL
(1 mg/dL increments)
Select Use CGM within
SmartBolus Calculator
(Value comes from your
connected CGM)
Increase in CGM
Value increases amount
of suggested bolus dose.
Decrease in CGM
Value decreases amount
of suggested bolus dose.
Blood Glucose
Reading (mg/dL)
20 – 600 mg/dL
(1 mg/dL increments)
Enter in
SmartBolus Calculator
(Value comes from your
blood glucose meter)
Increase in BG Reading
increases amount of
suggested bolus dose.
Decrease in BG Reading
decreases amount of
suggested bolus dose.