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4 Integrating the System into Everyday Life
4.1 Daily Living
Purpose
To decide if, where, when, and how to wear your Aviator Pump during daily activities, and
how to carry and use your Aviator Companion.
When
When you start to carry and use your companion every day.
When you are getting ready to wear your pump while:
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Doing normal daytime activity
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Sleeping
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Bathing or showering
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Exercising or playing sports
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Swimming
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Engaging in sexual intimacy
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Traveling
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Receiving medical treatment or care, including X-ray or MRI
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Materials
Read all the information in this section before you begin using your system.
Helpful Information
Refer to
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Section 6.7 for instructions on performing a self test on your companion.
Do
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NOT drop your companion or pump, or hit it against hard surfaces. If this occurs, see Section 9 to trouble-
shoot
system error
or problems with your system.
If your companion or pump is damaged, it will need to be serviced or replaced. Call Customer Care to obtain
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detailed instructions regarding servicing or replacement procedures.
If your pump is accidentally submerged in water and the battery cap and infusion set hub are in place, you can
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towel dry the outside of the pump. Inspect the reservoir compartment and battery compartment and dry any
water you find with a Q-tip. Do NOT use a hair dryer to dry your pump. If your pump was submerged in salt wa-
ter, thoroughly clean with a damp cloth before drying.
If your pump is accidentally submerged in water and the battery cap or the infusion set is
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NOT properly in-
stalled, submersion will likely damage internal pump components.
If your companion is accidentally submerged in water, you can towel dry the outside of the companion. Do
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NOT
recharge or reuse the companion. Contact Customer Care.
Daily Living:
In the left column of the following table, find the activity you are going to do. Then look in the right column for
information and instructions about wearing your pump during that activity.
If the activity is
Do This
Normal Daytime Activity
Choose a convenient way to wear your pump. You can place the pump:
In the belt clip that came with the pump and clip the device onto your belt or
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waistband.
In a pocket.
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Inside a bra or other item of clothing.
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In a cloth pouch you can fasten around your waist, thigh, ankle, or other area.
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Caution:
If the pump is carried at a vertically higher position than the infusion site,
a very small amount of additional insulin infusion may take place. To minimize this
condition and maintain pump delivery accuracy, the pump should be carried
no
higher than 12 inches (30 cm) above the insertion site
. For those using basal
rates of less than 1.0 units per hour, this may be especially important. When using
very low basal rates, position the pump vertically below the level of the infusion
site to eliminate this condition.
Sleeping
Choose where to place the pump according to your sleeping habits.
If you
Then
Do NOT want pump
attached to your
sleepwear
Place the pump next to you on your mattress.
Note:
If you use tubing 42 inches or longer, you can put
the pump on your nightstand.
Want pump attached
to your sleepwear
Attach the pump to your sleepwear as you would for
normal daytime activity (as above).
Important Note:
Before you go to sleep, be sure the tubing is
NOT
where pets or
children might pull or chew on it.
Section 4: Integrating the System into Everyday Life
4.1 Daily Living
Section 4: Integrating the System into Everyday Life
4.1 Daily Living
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