User guide

LOW SUSPEND
When your sensor glucose measurement is below the Low Suspend Limit, the LOW SUSPEND alarm screen
appears, and all insulin delivery stops. A siren starts immediately to get your attention or to get help from
others if you are unable to respond to the alarm. The pump vibrates and sounds the siren until you or someone
else pushes a button on the pump.
If you are unable to respond to the alarm:
After two minutes of the LOW SUSPEND alarm, a new screen appears with the following message: I have
diabetes, call for emergency assistance. To clear ESC then ACT.
After two hours, the pump resumes delivering insulin at the standard or pattern basal rate that is
programmed to be active for that time. This cancels any programmed temporary basal insulin delivery.
The following message appears as the insulin delivery resumes: I have diabetes, call for emergency
assistance. Low Suspend canceled, check Status. ESC-ACT to cont.
If you are able to respond to the alarm:
1 Press ESC then ACT to clear the alarm.
• If you clear the alarm within two minutes, the LOW SUSPEND/CHECK BG screen appears.
• If you clear the alarm after two minutes, the pump returns to the HOME screen. Press ACT, and the
LOW SUSPEND/CHECK BG screen appears.
2 You have two options: to keep the insulin delivery suspended (Suspend) or to resume insulin delivery
(Restart Basal). See the following sections for details.
To resume insulin delivery after clearing the alarm:
1 Select Restart Basal in the LOW SUSPEND/CHECK BG screen, then press ACT.
2 The pump resumes delivering insulin at the basal rate (standard, pattern or temporary) that is
programmed to be active for that time. The following message appears as insulin delivery resumes: Basal
delivery is resumed. Check BG. Press any key to cont.
3 Check your BG and treat as appropriate.
4 Press any button to continue using your pump.
To keep your insulin delivery suspended after clearing the alarm:
1 Press ACT with the Suspend option highlighted in the LOW SUSPEND/CHECK BG screen.
2 The SUSPEND screen appears, and the pump soon returns to the HOME screen.
3 Check your BG and treat as appropriate. After your blood glucose has returned to an acceptable
measurement, see the following section to restart delivering your pump's programmed basal.
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