Auto-Off; Basal Insulin Delivery - Insulet Omnipod Dash User Manual

12 Understanding PDM and Pod Function
• Track the amount of time until Pod expiry. Stop delivering insulin once the
Pod expires.
• Perform self-checks to verify that insulin delivery is occurring as expected.
Sound an alarm if it is not.
• Send alarm and notification messages to the PDM, if it is in range.
• Stop insulin delivery if the Auto-off feature is enabled and you have not used
the PDM within the specified period of time.

Auto-off

The optional Auto-off feature is useful if you are prone to hypoglycaemia
unawareness. When you enable the Auto-off feature, you define a length of time
for an Auto-off countdown timer. The Pod and PDM will sound an alarm if you
do not use your PDM within that amount of time. To change the Auto-off setting,
see "Pod Auto-off" on page 99.
Resetting the Auto-off countdown timer
Any action you take that causes the PDM to communicate with the Pod resets
the Auto-off countdown timer to the beginning. Therefore, if Auto-off is enabled,
make sure the PDM is in range of the Pod, then wake up your PDM. This resets
the timer and prevents the alarm from sounding.
Auto-off alarms
If you have not used your PDM within the amount of time specified by the Auto-
off countdown timer, the Pod and PDM sound an advisory alarm every minute
for 15 minutes. The PDM also displays an on-screen message.
If you do not use your PDM within 15 minutes of the onset of the Pod's Auto-
off advisory alarm, the Pod stops delivering insulin and both the PDM and Pod
sound a hazard alarm. Tap OK to silence the alarm and deactivate your Pod.

Basal Insulin Delivery

Even without eating, our bodies need a small, constant supply of insulin for
normal daily living, which is referred to as "basal" insulin. In people without
diabetes, the pancreas continuously delivers this basal insulin. For people using
the Omnipod DASH™ System, the Pod mimics a healthy pancreas by delivering
basal insulin at the rate that you program into the PDM.
Approximately 50% of a person's total daily insulin dose typically comes from
basal insulin delivery; the remaining 50% typically comes from bolus doses.
This section describes the Omnipod DASH™ System's two modes for delivering
continuous basal insulin: Basal Programs and temp basals.
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Effective Date: 27SEP2019, ECO-000240