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How to Use
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In Carb Counting mode the Dose Calculator
will provide a carbohydrate counting insulin
recommendation once you have entered a current
glucose or carbohydrates (Carbs) only, or both.
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Enter your current glucose and/or the number of
grams of Carbs you are eating or plan to eat and
tap Save.
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Connected BGM may pre-populate through Apple
Health. Only blood glucose values less than 10
minutes old will be pre-populated.
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After tapping Save, a revised dose
recommendation is shown at the top of the home
screen.
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You can tap Cancel to go back without saving the
entry.
See Section 6.2 Calculate an Insulin Dose for more
about the types of recommendations you may receive.
When you have entered all values and carefully
checked that they are correct, tap
Next
.
4. Long-acting Insulin
The app will remind you to take your Long-acting
insulin. If you log a Long-acting dose prior to the
reminder time the app will not remind you. If no long
acting dose was logged, the app will remind you.
Once you have your long acting insulin settings, tap
on each line to set the correct value. Once you have
selected the correct value, tap the green check mark to
save and the red X to cancel.
The values that must be set are:
Insulin Type – This is the type of Long-acting insulin
that you take.
Doses per Day – This is the number of doses you take
per day.
Usual Amount – This is the dose size you have been
prescribed by your healthcare provider.
