Getting Started
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Select bolus increment and enter maximum bolus
1. Choose a bolus increment (how much each press of the
Up/Down Controller
buttons will increase or decrease a
bolus amount)—either 0.05, 0.10, 0.50, or 1.00 units of insu-
lin—then press
Next
.
2. Choose the maximum bolus you can give at one time, then
press
Next
.
Set extended bolus doses
1. To set the units for an extended bolus dose, choose
%
for per-
cent of the total bolus, or choose
Units
for units of insulin. To
turn off the extended bolus feature, choose
Off
. Then press
Next
.
Set low reservoir advisory
1. Choose the level of insulin in the reservoir at which the
PDM should give you an alarm. Choose from 10 to 50 units
in 5-unit increments, then press
Next
.
Set expiration notification
1. Choose the number of hours before a Pod expires when the
PDM should give you a notification, then press
Next
. The
values are in 1-hour increments and range from 1 to 24 hours.
(The default is 4 hours.)
The PDM asks whether you want to activate a Pod.
•
Press
Yes
if you are ready to activate a new Pod. See Chapter
5, Using the Pod, to learn how to activate a new Pod.
•
Press
No
if you do not want to activate a Pod at this time. The
PDM displays the
Home
screen.
The duration-of-insulin-action setting is used to
calculate the amount of insulin on board (IOB) from a
previous correction bolus or meal bolus when you
use the suggested bolus calculator.
The maximum bolus default is 10 units. Check with
your healthcare provider before adjusting these set-
tings.
You can press and hold the
Power
button to turn off the
PDM at any time during setup. Otherwise, it turns off
automatically after 5 minutes. If you do not complete the
entire setup within 60 minutes, when you turn on the
PDM again you will return to the beginning of the Setup
Wizard.
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