OmniPod UST400, User Manual

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Glossary
Manually-calculated bolus
: A bolus amount of insulin chosen by you (not
calculated by the Bolus Calculator).
Maximum Basal Rate : Upper limit for basal rates in a Basal Program or temp
basal.
Maximum Bolus
: The largest bolus that you can request from the PDM. The
Bolus Calculator warns you if it calculates a bolus that is over this amount.
Minimum BG for Calcs : The minimum blood glucose reading at which the
Bolus Calculator calculates a meal bolus. The Bolus Calculator is disabled below
this value. "For Calcs" means "for use in the Bolus Calculator's calculations."
Meal bolus (also known as carbohydrate bolus) : An amount of insulin
administered before a meal or snack to ensure that blood glucose levels stay within
the desired BG Goal Range after a meal.
Neonate
: A baby less than four weeks old.
Notifications : An on-screen reminder or informational message.
Occlusion : A blockage or interruption in insulin delivery.
Preset : Defines a value that you want to enter quickly and often.
Protein : One of the three main energy sources in food. (The other two are
carbohydrate and fat.) Protein contains 4 calories per gram. Foods high in protein
include meat, poultry, fish, legumes and dairy products.
Reverse correction (negative correction) : If your blood glucose level is below
your Target BG, the Bolus Calculator uses your Correction Factor to reduce a
portion of a meal bolus dose. This is an optional feature, which should be turned
on or off according to the advice of your healthcare provider.
Sensitivity factor (see Correction Factor)
Soft key:
A button on the PDM whose label or function appears on the screen
directly above the button. The label changes depending on the screen.
Target BG
: The blood glucose level that the Bolus Calculator tries to achieve. You
can define different Target BGs for different time periods. For example, you can
have one Target BG before meals, a different one after meals, and yet another at
night.
Temp basal
: A temporary basal rate that is used to cover predictable, short-term
changes in basal insulin need. Temp basals are often used during exercise and for
sick-day insulin adjustments.
Temp basal preset : An adjustment in a basal rate, in either % or U/hr, that can be
assigned a custom name and stored by the PDM for reuse at a later occasion.
Time segment
: A defined period of time during a 24-hour day. Time segments
are used to define basal segments in a Basal Program, and also to define Target BG
segments, IC Ratio segments, and Correction Factor segments.