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Temp basal rates
The temp basal rate feature is useful to manage BG levels during unusual short-term activities or conditions.
These conditions could be an illness or unplanned physical activity that is not part of your daily routine.
A temporary basal rate allows an immediate short-term change to your basal insulin for a specified period of
time (30 minutes – 24-hours). This rate can be up to your maximum basal rate setting. It offers an easy way to
immediately meet short-term insulin needs for temporary activities or situations. When your blood glucose is
temporarily high or low, a temp basal rate allows you to set a temporarily higher or lower basal to accommodate
your blood glucose.
NOTE - Temp Basal is useful for a temporary condition or period of increased or decreased activity (i.e. a
cold or physical activity) that is not usually part of your lifestyle. For ongoing periods of increased or
decreased activity, the patterns feature may be more suitable.
How does temp basal work?
During a temp basal delivery, all other basal programming is temporarily overridden. After the temp basal
delivery is completed, your pump will return to the programmed basal. A temp basal is delivered only once and
does not repeat. If you want another temp basal, you must program the temp basal again. This feature may be
useful to temporarily increase or decrease basal insulin during illness, exercise or the similar situations.
Temp basal types
Based on your preference, you can select one of two types of temp basals:
➠ Percent of basal
➠ Insulin rate
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