User Manual

84 Chapter 6
Selecting temp basal type
Your pump will remember the temp basal type setting. Once the type is set, you do not have to set it again. To
select a temp basal type, do these steps:
1. Go to the BASAL MENU.
Main > Basal > Temp Basal Type
Select Temp Basal Type and press ACT.
2. The SET TEMP BASAL AS screen will appear.
Select
Insulin Rate or Percent of Basal and press ACT.
3. The screen will return to the BASAL MENU. The temp basal type is now set.
Exit the menus.
NOTE - Be aware. If your temp basal type is set to “Percent of Basal,” changes to
your basal rate are not allowed until after temp basal is completed or canceled.
Deliver a temp basal
NOTE - A temp basal cannot exceed your programmed max basal rate.
1. Go to the BASAL MENU.
Main > Basal > Set/EditTemp Basal
Select Set/Edit Temp Basal and press ACT.
2. The SET DURATION screen will appear. The duration* will flash. Enter the desired
minutes or hours (30 minutes - 24-hours), then press
ACT.
NOTE - * Duration is the amount of time it will take for the pump to deliver the
temporary basal.
Temp Basal Type
Max Basal Rate
Patterns
BASAL MENU
MiniMed
ACT
MiniMed
SET TEMP BASAL AS
Insulin Rate U/H
Percent of Basal
ACT
BASAL MENU
Set/Edit Temp Basal
Set/Edit Basal
Basal Review
MiniMed
ESC
BASAL MENU
Set/Edit Temp Basal
Set/Edit Basal
Basal Review
MiniMed
ACT
MiniMed
SET DURATION
3:00
Temp
ACT
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