User guide

Your Paradigm pump is shipped from the factory with an active insulin time setting of six hours, which most
closely matches the published scientific data. If your healthcare professional prescribes a different time for
you, the active insulin time setting can be adjusted in the Bolus Wizard menu in one-hour increments from
two to eight hours.
For more details about active insulin, see the Bolus Wizard feature specifications section in the Pump
specifications chapter.
CAUTION: If you give yourself insulin by using a syringe, the Bolus Wizard feature will not be able to
correctly determine the active insulin in your system. Consult with your healthcare professional on how
long you need to wait after a manual injection before you can rely on the active insulin calculation of
your Bolus Wizard feature.
Active insulin time
The active insulin time setting lets the pump know which active insulin time to use in calculating the amount
of active insulin to subtract before estimating a bolus. Your healthcare professional should determine the
active insulin time that is best for you.
To set the Active insulin time, do the following steps:
1 Make sure the EDIT SETTINGS screen is open.
Main > Bolus > Bolus Setup > Bolus Wizard Setup > Edit Settings
2 Select Active Ins Time, then press ACT.
3 The ACTIVE INS TIME screen appears. The default time of 6 hours flashes on the screen.
4 Set the number of hours for the active insulin time, then press ACT.
5 The EDIT SETTINGS screen shows the new Active insulin time setting. You have now completed the Bolus
Wizard setup. Press ESC or wait to see the message: Bolus Wizard setup is complete.
Review your Bolus Wizard feature settings
Check your Bolus Wizard feature settings in the REVIEW SETTINGS screen. If necessary, compare this
information with your information in the Bolus Wizard feature settings table.
1 Go to the REVIEW SETTINGS screen.
Main > Bolus > Bolus Setup > Bolus Wizard Setup > Review Settings
2 Scroll through the text to view your Bolus Wizard settings.
3 Exit the menus when you are done.
Using the Bolus Wizard feature 85
Chapter 6