Your New mylife OmniPod Insulin Management System
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Safety Features
The mylife OmniPod System’s state-of-the-art design includes
the latest safety technology. Its built-in safety features include:
Automatic priming, safety checks, and insertion
Every time you activate a new Pod, the System automatically
primes and performs a safety check on the Pod, then inserts
and primes the cannula (see Chapter 5, Using the Pod). Micro-
processor technology makes it possible to complete thousands
of safety checks in only a few seconds.
The mylife OmniPod System also performs safety checks on the
PDM. If it detects any problems in the PDM or the Pod—or in
communication between them—it informs you with beeps and
on-screen messages.
Occlusion detection
An occlusion is a blockage or interruption in insulin delivery. If
the mylife OmniPod System detects an occlusion, it sounds a
hazard alarm and prompts you to deactivate and change your
Pod (see Chapter 5, Using the Pod).
A hazard alarm sounds when an average of 3 to 5 units of missed
insulin occurs. This table depicts occlusion detection for 3 differ-
ent situations when using U100 insulin. If an occlusion is cleared,
a volume of insulin could be released. That volume would not
exceed 3.9 U.
Alerts and alarms
For your safety, the mylife OmniPod System provides a range of
alerts and alarms to tell you that your attention is needed, or to
warn you of hazardous situations.
See Chapter 6, Using the Personal Diabetes Manager, for a
description of notifications and how to set them. See Chapter 10,
Alerts and Alarms, for a list of safety alarms built into the mylife
OmniPod System and how to respond to them.
At very low flow rates checking your blood glucose
frequently may give you an early indication of an
occlusion (refer to Chapter 9, page 106).
Confirm on
ID
screen - alerts/alarms do not show on
PDM until after
ID
screen is confirmed.
5.00 U Bolus
1.00 U/hr basal
0.05 U/hr basal
115 seconds
2.9 hr
58 hr
Minimum
time
156 seconds
3.9 hr
78 hr
Typical
time
198 seconds
4.9 hr
80 hr
Maximum
time
(Pod expiration)
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