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Contents
Chapter 1: Introduction .......................................................................... 1
Assistance .......................................................................................................... 1
Emergency kit ...................................................................................................... 2
Consumables ........................................................................................................ 3
Accessories .......................................................................................................... 4
How to wear your pump .......................................................................................... 4
How to use this guide .............................................................................................. 5
User safety .......................................................................................................... 6
Indications ...................................................................................................... 6
Pump ........................................................................................................ 6
Contraindications .............................................................................................. 6
Warnings ........................................................................................................ 6
Reservoir and infusion sets .............................................................................. 6
Magnetic fields ............................................................................................ 6
X-rays, MRIs and CT scans ................................................................................ 7
Precautions .................................................................................................... 7
Avoid extreme temperatures ............................................................................ 7
Infusion sets and sites .................................................................................... 7
Notice ................................................................................................................ 7
Insulin pump and RF accessories ............................................................................ 7
RF interference from other devices ........................................................................ 8
Chapter 2: Introduction to pump therapy .................................................... 11
Theory of insulin pump therapy ................................................................................ 11
Understanding pump therapy ......................................... ......................................... 12
Basal rate ...................................................................................................... 12
Meal bolus .................................................. .................................................. 12
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