Ypsomed OmniPod my life, User Manual

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Getting Started
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Set the suggested bolus calculator
1. To set the suggested bolus calculator feature, choose On or
Off , then press Next .
Enter target blood glucose value
1. Use the Up/Down Controller button to enter a target blood
glucose (BG) value, then press Next .
2. Use the Up/Down Controller buttons to enter the “correct
above” value or correction threshold (the BG value above
which you want the PDM to suggest a correction bolus ), then
press Next .
3. To save the target BG value, press Done . To change these set-
tings, select the segment you wish to change and press Edit .
You can define up to 8 target BG time segments. To enter
additional segments, choose
[add new] , then:
a. Press New .
b. Enter a start time for the target BG segment, then press
Enter .
c. Enter an end time for the target BG segment, then press
Next .
d. Enter a target blood glucose value, then press Next .
Use the Up/Down Controller buttons to enter the “cor-
rect above” value or “correction threshold” (the BG value
above which you want the PDM to suggest a correction
bolus), then press
Next .
e. When you have finished entering segments, press Done .
4. To see the segments as a list, press List . To return to the
graphic view, press Graph .
5. Press Save to accept the target BG profile you have set.
Enter minimum BG allowed for use in bolus calculation
1. Use the Up/Down Controller buttons to enter a minimum
blood glucose value, below which the System will not calcu-
late a suggested bolus. The values are in 0.1 mmol/L incre-
ments and range from 2.8 to 3.9 mmol/L.
2. Press Next .
Enter insulin-to-carbohydrate ratio
1. Use the Up/Down Controller buttons to enter your insulin-
to-carbohydrate ratio , then press Next . (Insulin-to-carbohy-
drate ratio is the number of carbs covered by 1 unit of insulin.)
If the suggested bolus calculator is set to On , perform
the following steps. If set to Off , you will be prompted
to “Select bolus increment” and “Enter maximum
bolus.”
If the suggested bolus calculator is On , a correction
bolus will be suggested only when your BG is above
the value shown in brackets on the screen.