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9 If you do not need to set up any more basal rates, press ESC. If you need to set up more basal rates,
repeat steps 5 through 8 above for each rate.
10 After you press ESC, the BASAL RATE screen appears. The screen will show:
• the current basal pattern and basal rate,
• time it started, and
• the 24-hour basal total.
After you make changes to a pattern, the pump will use that pattern as the current basal. Make sure the
basal you want is selected in the SELECT PATTERN screen.
Select a pattern
Before you select a pattern to be active, make sure the Patterns feature is turned on. After your standard
pattern and/or pattern A or B are set, do these steps to select a pattern to be the active one:
1 Go to the SELECT PATTERN screen.
Main > Basal > Select Patterns
2 Select the desired pattern, then press ACT.
3 The screen will return to the BASAL MENU. Your basal pattern is now active. Exit the menus.
NOTE: If pattern A or B is active, the pump is in Special mode. An open circle appears at the top of the
screen.
Example 1:
Basal patterns
Ken has had his insulin pump for about a month. He tests his blood glucose 4 - 6 times a day and records
his results in his logbook. He is happy with his glucose control during the week but on the weekends, he
noticed that he has to eat more food to prevent his blood glucose from running too low.
Ken has realized that during the week while he is at work, he is very inactive and sits at a desk most of
the time. On the weekends, though, he is busy with yard work, running errands and playing with his kids.
He determines that he needs to have lower basal settings to receive less insulin during active times, such
as his weekend.
He can use the Basal Patterns feature to support his weekend change in activity. During the week, he can
set his pump to deliver in the standard setting, and on Saturday morning, he can switch over to Pattern A,
which he can set with lower basal rates for the weekend. On Monday morning, he can return his pump to
the Standard setting for his weekday insulin needs.
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