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If the activity is
Do This
Bathing or Showering
Caution:
You should remove your pump before prolonged exposure to water, or tempera-
•
tures above 104ºF (40º C) such as might occur with the use of a hot tub, sauna, or
whirlpool.
If your pump is damaged, it will need to be serviced or replaced. Call Customer
•
Care to obtain detailed instructions regarding servicing or replacement proce-
dures.
Disconnect your pump tubing from the infusion site and remove it before
a.
bathing or showering. Keep your basal running; you do not need to stop your
pump.
Take your bath or shower.
b.
Reconnect to the pump.
c.
WARNING:
When reconnecting, be sure to check that there is
•
NO
air in the tubing. If there is
air in the tubing, you will
NOT
get the correct insulin dose. Follow your health-
care professional’s recommendations on priming to replace any air in the tubing
before reconnecting, by using the pump’s
PRIME TUBING
feature.
Caution:
Follow your healthcare professional’s recommendations for checking your blood
•
sugar when you have been off the pump. To prevent high glucose, follow your
healthcare professional’s recommendations for replacing missed basal and bolus
insulin when you are disconnected from the pump.
You should NOT have to prime again after the disconnection at the infusion site.
If the activity is
Do This
Exercising or Playing
Sports
Determine if the activity or sport is too rough or prolonged to wear your pump, for
example, football or soccer games.
If activity is
Then do this
Too rough or
prolonged to
wear the pump
Disconnect and remove the pump.
1.
While off the pump, follow recommendations from your
2.
healthcare professional.
When you are ready to reattach the pump, follow
3.
your healthcare professional’s recommendations for
replacing the insulin you missed.
OK for wearing
the pump
Decide if you need to select a different basal program
for exercising according to your healthcare professional’s
recommendations.
If
And
Then do this
You need
to select a
different
basal
program
You have
NOT
set up a
Temporary
or Exercise
program
Follow the steps in
1.
Section 7.6 to create a
temporary basal rate, OR
follow the steps in Section
7.2 to Create a New Basal
Program.
Follow the steps in
2.
Section 7.3 Select a Basal
Program to select the
Exercise program you just
created.
You have
already
set up the
program
Follow the steps in Section 7.3
Select a Basal Program.
Do NOT
need a
different
basal
program
Do nothing.
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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