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The Bigfoot Unity
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Diabetes Management System User Guide | Chapter 6
Insert the pen until you hear or feel the Cap click onto the pen. Make
sure that “Cap is off Pen” is no longer displayed on the Cap before
continuing use. Always check the timer when you place the Caps back
on the pens after dosing to make sure the timer has re-started.
WARNING:
Always place the Bigfoot Unity Cap back onto
the insulin pen immediately after taking an insulin dose. If you do
not replace the Cap promptly, the time since last dose may not be
accurate. This may result in you taking too much or too little insulin,
which can lead to severe low or high glucose.
IMPORTANT:
Remember, remove your Caps only when you
take an insulin dose or to replace your insulin pen. Every time you
remove the Cap for 4 or more seconds and place the Cap back on
the pen, Bigfoot Unity thinks you took a dose of insulin and re-starts
counting the “time since last dose.”
Example: Insertion of insulin pens into Caps
It is important to always put the Caps back on your pens after an
injection so the timer accurately tracks when you took your last dose.
Placing the Cap back on the pen will re-set the timer to 0 hr 0 min. The
timer re-sets whenever a Cap is removed for more than 4 seconds and
placed back on the pen. If you place the Caps back in less than
4 seconds, the timer will not restart and a dose will not be recorded.
This gives you the chance to check your current pen or to put the Caps
on a new insulin pen when insulin has been used up, without restarting
the timer and recording a dose.
Each time you use the Caps, always check that the insulin name
displayed on the Cap matches the insulin name on the inserted insulin
pen. Because it is possible to insert a pen into the wrong Cap, it is
important to always check that you are using the correct pen with the
matching Cap.
