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Gram counting ............................................. ............................................. 12
Exchange counting ...................................................................................... 12
BG targets .................................................................................................... 12
Insulin sensitivity ............................................................................................ 13
Active Insulin .................................................................................................. 13
Blood glucose and A1C testing .................................................................................. 13
BG testing .................................................. .................................................. 13
A1C ............................................................................................................ 13
Low blood glucose (hypoglycemia) ............................................................................ 15
Hypoglycemia protocol: the rule of 15 ................................. ................................. 15
High blood glucose (hyperglycemia) .......................................................................... 16
Hyperglycemia protocol .................................................................................... 16
Diabetes ketoacidosis (DKA) .................................................................................... 17
Preventing DKA .............................................................................................. 17
Sick day management ............................................................................................ 18
Sick day protocol ............................................................................................ 18
Sick day supplies .............................................. .............................................. 19
Nutrition ............................................................................................................ 19
Carbohydrate counting ...................................................................................... 19
Carbohydrate gram counting .......................................................................... 19
Carbohydrate exchange system ................................... ................................... 20
Reading a food label ........................................................................................ 20
Fat and blood glucose ...................................................................................... 21
Protein and blood glucose .................................................................................. 22
Other things that affect blood glucose ................................. ................................. 22
Healthy eating habits ........................................................................................ 22
Exercise ............................................................................................................ 23
Chapter 3: The basics ............................................................................ 25
Your pump .................................................... .................................................... 25
Install battery .................................................................................................... 26
Pump buttons ...................................................................................................... 28
The pump screen .................................................................................................. 29
HOME screen ...................................................................................................... 29
Screen icons .................................................................................................. 29
Battery .................................................................................................... 29
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