Energizer 515 Blood Glucose Meter User Manual


 
Emergency kit
Keep an emergency kit with you at all times to make sure that you always have necessary supplies. Inform a family
member, co-worker, and/or friend where this emergency kit is kept. Please refer to the User safety section in this
chapter for more information on pump safety. Your emergency kit should include these items:
Fast-acting glucose tablets
Blood glucose monitoring supplies
Urine ketone monitoring supplies
Extra Paradigm
®
compatible infusion set and Paradigm reservoir
Insulin syringe and fast-acting insulin (with dosage instructions from your healthcare professional)
Paradigm Quick Reference Card
Dressing and adhesive
Glucagon Emergency Kit
®
Extra AAA alkaline batteries (Energizer
®
brand is recommended)
CAUTION: If you give yourself insulin by using a syringe, the Bolus Wizard feature will not be able to correctly
determine the active insulin in your system. Consult with your healthcare professional on how long you need
to wait after a manual injection before you can rely on the active insulin calculation of your Bolus Wizard
feature.
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