User guide

As long as you are ready to learn how to use the pump, the pump can work for you.
Understanding pump therapy
If you are new to pump therapy, you will need the following data from your healthcare professional. Gather
this before going to your pump start appointment. If you are unsure, contact your healthcare professional or
pump trainer for guidance.
Basal rate
Basal insulin is needed to maintain your target glucose values when you are not eating. Your pump allows up
to 48 basal rates to be programmed. Your healthcare professional may only have you program one or two
basal rates when you start pump therapy.
Meal bolus
Deliver a meal bolus before eating carbohydrates. Your insulin to carbohydrate ratio is the amount of insulin
required to cover a given number of carbohydrates or exchanges. This ratio gives you an idea of how much
of an insulin bolus you should take when eating carbohydrates.
Gram counting
1.0 unit of insulin for __________ grams of carbohydrate
Exchange counting
__________ units of insulin for each carbohydrate exchange
BG targets
The Bolus Wizard will use your BG targets to calculate a correction dose. Keeping your BG within target range
is key to living well with diabetes. Your healthcare professional should help you decide these targets.
Insulin sensitivity
Insulin sensitivity is used to decide a correction bolus for a high BG. This is how much your blood glucose will
be dropped with 1 unit of insulin.
1 unit of insulin will lower BG __________ mmol/L (mg/dL).
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