OmniPod UST400, User Manual

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Delivering a Bolus of Insulin 5 5 Delivering a Bolus of Insulin
Warning:
If the suggested bolus exceeds your Maximum Bolus,
"Exceeds max bolus" appears below the bolus. If you select
Enter
or
Extend
, a screen warns you that the suggested bolus exceeds your
Maximum Bolus. Press Confirm to allow a one-time override of the
limit or
Cancel
to disallow it. Allowing this override does not change
your Maximum Bolus setting.
2. To deliver the entire bolus immediately, press
Enter
, then skip to step 4. (See
"Immediate and Extended Boluses" on page 143 for more information.)
3. To extend the delivery of part or all of the meal bolus:
a. Press
Extend.
b. Use the Up/Down button to enter the amount or percent of the bolus to
deliver immediately. Press
Enter
.
c. Use the
Up/Down
button to enter the duration of the extended portion.
Press
Enter
.
Note: Your "extended bolus" setting determines whether the screen displays
percent (
%
) or units (
U
).
Note:
You can only extend the meal portion of the bolus, and the extended
bolus option must be turned on. To view the correction bolus and meal bolus
portions of the suggested bolus, press the
Info
button.
4. If the BG reminder option is turned on and you want a reminder to check
your blood glucose, press
Yes
. Use the
Up/Down
button to enter the time for
the reminder. Press OK .
See "BG reminders" on page 77 if you want to turn
on or off the BG reminder. It is off by default.
5. Review the bolus and press
Confirm
to begin
delivery.
After the bolus has started, the bolus amount and any
entered BG and carb values are stored in your history
records.
The screen displays a
Delivering bolus message
throughout the delivery of an immediate bolus.
Tip:
Once a bolus is started, the Pod finishes delivering
the bolus whether or not it is in range of the PDM.
During the extended portion of a bolus, check the
Status
screen to see how much of the extended bolus remains to be delivered.
With extended bolus