Insulet mylife OmniPod, Manual

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Using the Personal Diabetes Manager
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Alerts and Reminders
In addition to automatic safety alarms (see Chapter 10, Alerts and
Alarms), the mylife OmniPod System offers a number of personal
settings to help you manage your diabetes. These features are
optional. You can turn them on or off at any time, except for the
alerts. Those you can set at levels that you find convenient to
remind you to change your Pod.
Notifications you can use are:
BG (blood glucose) reminder: Reminds you to check your blood
glucose. Choose from On or Off . The default setting is Off . When
the reminder is on, the PDM asks you each time you enter a bolus
dose whether you want to set a BG reminder, and you can then
choose a time interval, in 30-minute increments.
Pod expiration: Reminds you when the Pod is nearing the 72-
hour expiration time. Choose a period from 1 to 24 hours before
expiration, in 1-hour increments. The default setting is 4 hours.
You will hear 2 sets of beeps every minute for 3 minutes. The
notification will repeat every 15 minutes until you press OK to
acknowledge it.
Low reservoir: Alerts you when insulin in the Pod reaches a cer-
tain level, so you can plan ahead to change the Pod. Choose a
level from 10 to 50 units, in 5-unit increments. The default setting
is 10 units.
Auto-off: Alerts you if the PDM does not receive a Pod status
within a predefined period of time. Obtain Pod status by press-
ing and holding the PDM’s
Power button. Choose a time period
from 1 to 24 hours, in 1-hour increments, or choose Off . The
default setting is Off . Refer to page 55 to check Pod status and to
Confirm ID .
This alert can be especially beneficial if you are prone to hypogly-
cemia unawareness. Ask your healthcare provider about using
this alert and where to set it.
The Low reservoir alert will escalate to an Empty res-
ervoir hazard alarm when insulin is depleted. Be sure
to respond to the alert when it occurs.
The Auto-off alert will escalate to a hazard alarm if
ignored and will result in the deactivation of your
active Pod. Be sure to respond to the alert when it
occurs.
Turning the PDM on by inserting a blood glucose
test strip does not send a Pod status to the PDM.
If you use the Auto-off feature, always turn on the
PDM with the
Power button before using the system.
This allows the PDM to obtain a Pod status. Refer to
page 54 to check Pod status and to Confirm ID .