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Understanding and Adjusting Basal Rates
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To rename a basal program
1. After choosing a program from the list, choose Rename , then
press Select .
2. Press the Up/Down Controller buttons to enter the charac-
ters that spell out the new name you want. Press the middle
soft key (labeled with the right arrow) to move the under-
score to the next character, then press
Save .
To copy a basal program
1. After choosing a program from the list, press Copy to accept
this change, then press Select .
2. Press the Up/Down Controller buttons to enter the charac-
ters that spell out the name you want for the copied file. Press
the middle soft key (labeled with the right arrow) to move the
underscore to the next character, then press
Next .
3. To use the same basal program for the entire 24-hour period,
press Save .
To edit or add segments to the newly copied basal program, fol-
low the steps under “To edit or add a segment or rate in the basal
program” earlier in this chapter.
To delete a basal program
After choosing a program from the list, press Delete to accept
this change and then press Select .
4. Press Delete to permanently delete the program.
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Temporary Basal Rates and Presets
What is a temporary basal rate?
A temporary basal rate lets you adjust your basal rate for a pre-
determined period of time.
On occasion, you may need to change the active basal rate for
only a short time. For example, if you are going cross-country
skiing for several hours, you may want to lower the basal rate
during and after you exercise. This is called a “one-time tempo-
rary basal rate.”
Some temporary changes are easy to predict and plan for. They
happen routinely and you may know from experience how they
affect your insulin needs. For example, you might take the same
exercise class twice a week for a few weeks or months, or join a
summer soccer league. For women, a monthly hormonal change
that affects blood glucose is an example of predictable
Instead of suspending, changing, and then resuming
the active basal program, try this: Copy the active
program, rename it, make the changes, save it, then
enable it.
As a safety feature, you cannot delete the active basal
program.