
NOTE: For your safety, you cannot use the to select the Easy Bolus values. Pressing or ESC
will cancel the Easy bolus.
4 If this amount is correct, press ACT to start the Easy Bolus delivery. The BOLUS DELIVERY screen will
show the units being delivered. When the total bolus is finished, the pump will beep or vibrate.
If this amount is wrong, press ESC or to start over. The pump will return to the HOME screen.
Example 1: Easy bolus
Alexander is a busy executive with an accounting firm. He wears his Paradigm pump on his belt and does
not want to take it off to give himself a bolus. Alex can easily reach down and feel for the Easy Bolus
button to give a bolus.
He previously programmed his pump to deliver an Easy Bolus in steps of 0.5 unit increments. From the
HOME
screen, with each press of the
, the pump will sound a different tone so he can keep track of
the number of button presses.
He wants to give himself 2.0 units for a snack, so he will press 4 times (4 presses x 0.5 units/press =
2.0 units) and then press the ACT button. The pump counts back 4 beeps because he pressed
4
times. He simply presses ACT to confirm the amount, and his pump delivers the 2.0 units.
When Alexander wants to be more discreet, or does not want his pump to beep in an important meeting,
he can set the pump to V
ibrate mode and feel for vibrations rather than listening for the tones. (See the
Setting your alert type section in the Utilities chapter for details.)
Your turn: Easy bolus practice
The factory default setting for the Easy Bolus feature is 0.1 unit steps. You can change the step level as
necessary to a value that is more convenient for you to use and easier to multiply
.
Give your next bolus by using the Easy Bolus feature on your pump.
How many units did you give? _______
How many tones did you count? _______
Your step level is ________.
It might be a good idea to look at your pump's screen to see the bolus amount as well as counting the
steps the first few times you try this until you become familiar and comfortable with the feature.
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