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Select On and press ACT. The BG Reminder is now enabled. Exit the menus.
Now, the next time you program a bolus, your pump will ask you for the amount of time after your bolus before
you want to be reminded to check your blood glucose.
When the BG Reminder goes off, your pump will beep or vibrate and the message CHECK BG will appear on the
screen. Your pump will beep or vibrate periodically until it is cleared (ESC, ACT).
When you set a BG Reminder after a bolus, the STATUS screen will show
the amount of time remaining before the reminder will go off. Here,
the STATUS screen indicates BG Reminder will go off in 18 minutes.
Basal
Basal insulin is required to maintain your target glucose values when you are not eating. Your healthcare professional
will calculate this rate for you. Your basal insulin accounts for approximately one half of the body's total daily insulin
requirements. Your pump mimics your pancreas by delivering insulin continuously over 24 hours.
You can set your insulin pump to change rates during the day to match your needs. Your needs depend on your
lifestyle and insulin requirements. Some people only use one rate throughout the day, while others find they need
more. Your basal rates are made up of insulin deliveries that have start and stop times. Once set, these rates make
up your 24-hour basal pattern and are repeated daily.
Start and stop times
When you set your basal rate(s) in the BASAL MENU, your pump prompts you to set the start time for each basal
delivery. The start time of one basal rate is the stop time of the previous rate. This gives you continuous basal
insulin through a 24-hour period. For basal rate 1, the start time is midnight (12:00 a.m. or 00:00) and cannot be
changed. See below for a sample graph of basal rates.
44 Basic programming