Tandem t:slim X2, User Manual

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Chapter 6 – Personal Profiles
6.1 Personal Profiles
Overview
WARNING
DO NOT start to use your pump before
consulting with your healthcare provider to
determine which features are most appropriate
for you. Only your healthcare provider can
determine and help you adjust your Basal
Rate(s), Carb Ratio(s), Correction Factor(s),
Target BG, and duration of insulin action.
Incorrect settings can result in over delivery or
under delivery of insulin. This can cause very
low or very high blood glucose.
A Personal Profile is a group of settings
that define basal and bolus delivery
within specific time segments through-
out a 24-hour period. Each profile can
be personalized with a name. Within a
Personal Profile the following can be set:
•
Timed Settings: Basal Rate,
Correction Factor, Carb Ratio and
Target BG.
•
Bolus Settings: Insulin Duration,
Max Bolus and Carbohydrates
setting (on/off).
6.2 Creating a New Profile
Creating Personal Profiles
You can create up to 6 Personal Pro-
files, however, only 1 can be active at
a time. In the Personal Profiles screen,
the active profile is positioned at the
top of the list and is marked as ON.
When you create a Personal Profile,
you can set any or all of the following
Timed Settings:
•
Basal Rate (your basal rate in units/
hr)
•
Correction Factor (amount 1 unit of
insulin lowers BG)
•
Carb Ratio (grams of carbs covered
by 1 unit of insulin)
•
Target BG (your ideal BG level,
measured in mg/dL)
Although you do not need to define
every setting, some pump features
require certain settings to be defined
and activated. When you are creating a
new profile, your pump prompts you to
The t:slim X2 Pump uses the settings
in your active profile to calculate the
delivery of basal insulin, food boluses
and correction boluses based on your
Target BG. If you only define a basal
rate in Timed Settings, your pump will
only be able to deliver basal insulin
and standard and extended boluses.
Your pump will not calculate correction
boluses.
Up to 6 different Personal Profiles can
be created and up to 16 different time
segments can be set in each Personal
Profile. Having several Personal Profiles
provides more flexibility for your body
and lifestyle. For example, you could
have “Weekday” and “Weekend” pro-
files if you have different insulin delivery
needs on weekdays and weekends,
based on schedule, food intake, activi-
ty, and exercise, etc.