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Percent of basal
Unlike insulin rate, the percent of basal is dependent on your current basal rates. Percent temp basal is a percentage
of your current basal (0 - 200 percent limited to your maximum basal rate setting).
The maximum percent limit is based on the largest basal rate segment with your programmed temp basal rate time.
For example: It is 6:00 AM and your current basal rate is 1.50 U/H. You want to set a temp basal rate of 130 percent
for seven hours. The maximum percent temp basal rate you can set is 125 percent. Anything larger would make #2
segment exceed your maximum basal setting of 2.0 U/H.
Your current basal rates:
Your maximum basal rate setting: 2.0 U/H
Segment #1: 00:00 1.50 U/H
Segment #2: 11:00 1.60 U/H (largest)
Segment #3: 16:00 1.30 U/H
If your current basal changes (i.e. from rate 1 to rate 2), your percent temp basal amount will also change. The
pump will deliver the percentage for the duration that you have set.
You cannot make changes to your normal basal rate while a percent temp basal is active. You must either wait until
the temp basal is finished or cancel the temp basal in order to reprogram your normal basal rate setting(s).
NOTE: The pump delivers basal amounts in 0.05 U/H increments. Because of this, your temp basal amount will
be rounded down to the next 0.05 U/H increment.
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