User's Manual

Temporary basal rates
The Temp Basal feature and Preset Temp feature allow you to set temporary basal
rates to manage blood glucose levels during short-term activities or conditions
that require a basal rate different than your current one, such as an illness or a
change in physical activity. You can make an immediate change to your basal
insulin for a set period of time (30 minutes to 24 hours), up to your max basal rate.
About Temp Basal rates
A temp basal rate temporarily overrides all other basal programming. Your
programmed basal pattern resumes after the temp basal rate delivery is completed
or cancelled.
The Temp Basal feature allows you to set and start a temporary basal rate
immediately. The Preset Temp feature allows you to set up a temp basal rate
ahead of time for known situations. You define temp basal rates and preset temp
basal rates using either a percentage of your current basal pattern, or by setting a
specific rate, as described in the following table.
This temp basal type: Works like this:
Percent Delivers a percentage of the basal rates programmed
in your active basal pattern for the duration of the
temp basal rate. The temp basal amount is rounded
down to the next 0.025 units if your basal rate is set at
less than 1 unit per hour, or to the next 0.05 units if
your basal rate is set at more than 1 unit per hour.
Temp basal rates can be set to deliver from 0 to 200%
of your scheduled basal rate. The percent amount you
can use, however, is based on the largest basal rate
scheduled during the temp basal duration, and is
limited by your max basal rate.
Rate Delivers a fixed basal insulin rate in units per hour for
the duration of your temporary basal, limited by your
max basal rate.
To use the Temp Basal feature, see Starting a Temp Basal rate, on page 48. To use
the Preset Temp Basal feature, see Preset Temp basal rates, on page 49.
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