Roche Accu-Check Insight, User Manual

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Bolus The amount of insulin delivered (in
addition to the basal rate) to cover the
intake of food and to correct high blood
glucose levels. The bolus amount is
determined by your doctor or healthcare
team’s guidelines, your blood glucose
level, your food intake and your activity
level.
Carrying system A wide variety of carrying systems made
of different materials has been specially
designed to suit your individual needs
while wearing your insulin pump.
Cartridge The insulin reservoir of your insulin
pump.
Cartridge
compartment The chamber in your insulin pump for
the cartridge.
Daily insulin
total The total amount of insulin (basal rate
plus boluses) delivered in a 24-hour
period, beginning at midnight. This
amount does not include any insulin
needed for the filling of infusion sets.
Delivery speed This is the delivery speed of a Bolus. It
can be adjusted to 3, 6, 9 or 12 U/min.
Error An Error message indicates that your
pump is not working properly at the
moment. After an Error the pump will be
in STOP mode.
Flight mode Activate the Flight mode when airborne
or in other situations where it is required
to switch off the
Bluetooth
communication. In Flight mode your
pump cannot communicate with any
other device.