User guide

Glossary 149
Glossary
A
Accept - Pressing the ACT button to approve the
selection or setting.
Active insulin - Bolus insulin that has been
delivered to your body, but has not yet been
used.
Alarm - Audible or vibrating (silent) notice that
indicates the pump is in Attention mode and
immediate attention is required. Alarms are
prefixed in the alarm history with the letter A.
Alarm clock - Feature you can set to go off at
specified times of the day.
ALARM HISTORY - Screen that displays the last
36 alarms/errors that have occurred on your
pump.
Alert - Audible or vibrating (silent) indicator that
notifies you the pump needs attention soon or
that you should be reminded of something.
Insulin delivery continues as programmed.
Attention mode - Operating mode that stops all
current insulin delivery. This mode indicates an
alarm or condition exists that requires
immediate attention.
B
Backlight - Pump screen light. Turns on whenever
is pressed or is pressed in combination with
if not on the HOME screen. The backlight
also appears during an alarm (except LOW
BATT).
Basal rate - The pump setting that provides a
continuous infusion of insulin to keep the blood
glucose stable between meals and during the
night. Basal insulin mimics pancreatic insulin
delivery which meets all the body’s non-food
related insulin needs.
BASAL REVIEW screen - Shows the basal rates
programmed in the pump, with the 24-hour
total for each rate.
BG - Blood Glucose
BG reminder - Feature that you can set to remind
you to check your blood glucose after a bolus.
BG target - normal blood glucose level
BG unit - blood glucose unit of measure (mg/dL
or mmol/L)
Block - Feature that restricts access to all
programming except suspend, selftest and the
delivery of a bolus with the remote control.