User Manual

52 Chapter 5
How the Bolus Wizard works
More about Bolus Wizard...
About high or low BG levels...
If your BG is less than 70 mg/dL (3.9 mmol/L), the
screen will notify you and give instructions. Bolus Wizard
programming will not continue. Read the instructions and
press
ACT or ESC to clear the message. The BOLUS
MENU will appear. Exit the menus.
If your BG is more than 250 mg/dL (13.9 mmol/L) , the
screen will notify you and give instructions.
Read the
instructions and press
ACT or ESC to clear the message.
You can continue programming and deliver your bolus
with Bolus Wizard.
If you are going to eat and you want
Bolus Wizard to estimate your food bolus: Enter your food intake (carbs or exch)
and/or
If you believe your BG is high and you want
Bolus Wizard to estimate your correction bolus: Enter your BG Reading
- automatically from the Paradigm Link meter
(refer to the section, “Meter option”)
or
- manually
NOTE - If you are using the Paradigm Link meter, you can
program your pump to automatically receive your meter
readings. The Bolus Wizard will use the BG reading when
calculating your bolus amount. Refer to the section, “Meter
option” in this chapter for instructions. (If you are not
using this meter, you will manually enter your BG.)
MiniMed
LOW BG
DO NOT BOLUS UNTIL
BG IS NORMAL.
Treat low BG.
Monitor BG.
ACT or
ESC
MiniMed
BOLUS MENU
MiniMed
HIGH BG
Check for occlusion.
Check ketones.
Consider insulin
injection.
Monitor BG.
ACT or ESC
Use Bolus Wizard
Manual Bolus
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