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Example 3: Blood glucose below target (low blood glucose) and no active insulin
On another morning, Michael sits down before eating the same breakfast. He tests his blood glucose with his
meter and finds it at 70 mg/dL (3.9 mmol/L), which is below his Low BG target of 90 mg/dL (5.0 mmol/L). His
reading is automatically sent to his pump.
When prompted by the Bolus Wizard feature, he enters his carbohydrate amount of 60 grams in the ENTER FOOD
screen. Based on his settings, the pump will suggest that he only take 3.5 unit of insulin.
(food estimate)
60 g
15 g/u
= 4 units
= -0.5 units+
(correction estimate)
= 4 + (-0.5)
= 3.5 units
bolus estimate
3.9 mmol/L - 5.0 mmol/L
2.2 mmol/L/u
= -0.5 units
70 mg/dL - 90 mg/dL
40 mg/dL/u
Using the Bolus Wizard feature 83