User Manual

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Meter value
The BG measurement received from Paradigm Link meter. Appears in the ENTER BG screen during bolus program-
ming. Appears on the screen when the pump is idle at the HOME screen.
Expiration: 12 minutes;
Range: 20 – 600 mg/dL
maximum meter entries: 3
Normal bolus
Range 0.1 – 25.0 units of insulin (limited by maximum bolus setting).
Occlusion detection
When occlusion is detected, the “no delivery alarm” will occur. The occlusion alarm is triggered by an average of
2.35 units of “missed” insulin. This table shows occlusion detection for 3 different situations when using U100 insulin.
Percent temp basal
Default value: 100% of basal programming
Power supply
The pump is powered by a standard 1.5 V AAA alkaline battery (Energizer brand recommended for best results).
Prime function
Fixed prime: 0.1 – 25.0 units (limited by maximum bolus)
Manual prime limit: warning at 30 units, then at each 10 units thereafter.
Fill rate: 1 to 5 units/second.
Prime insulin is not counted in daily totals but is recorded separately in the prime history.
Rate
Minimum time
before alarm
Typical time
before alarm
Maximum time
before alarm
bolus delivery (1.5 u/minute) 26 seconds 94 seconds 2.5 minutes
basal delivery (1.0 u/h) 40 minutes 141 minutes 4 hours
basal delivery (0.05 u/h) 13 hours 47 hours 81 hours
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