Fill And Load A Cartridge - Tandem t:slim X2 Training Manual

NOTE
Before you begin, make sure you have the following items:
One unopened, disposable, sterile, single-use cartridge
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One vial of room temperature, rapid-acting insulin
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3.0 mL syringe and fill needle, filled with the desired amount of insulin
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Alcohol prep swab
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One new infusion set
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QUICK TIP
Avoid changing an infusion set before going to bed or if you will not be able to test your
BG one to two hours after a new set is placed.
NOTE
Once in use, do not disconnect the connection between the cartridge tubing and the
infusion set tubing. If the connection comes loose, disconnect the infusion set from the
site on your body before tightening to avoid unintentional insulin delivery.

Fill and Load a Cartridge

Fill the Cartridge:
1. Remove a new cartridge from
the pouch.
2. After filling the syringe with insulin,
hold the cartridge upright and
insert the needle of the filled
syringe into the white fill port
on top of the cartridge.
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