Delivering A Bolus Of Insulin; Bolusing With The Bolus Calculator - Insulet Omnipod Dash User Manual

CHAPTER 5

Delivering a Bolus of Insulin

A bolus of insulin is used to lower a high blood glucose level and to cover the
carbohydrates in a meal. Bolus insulin is delivered in addition to insulin from a
Basal Program or temp basal. For more information about boluses, see page 142.
Warning: When using the extended bolus function, check your blood
glucose levels more frequently to avoid hypoglycaemia or hyperglycaemia.
Caution: Always measure your blood glucose prior to delivering a bolus.
If the Bolus Calculator is set to "off" or is temporarily disabled, go to "Manually
Calculated Bolus" on page 63.

Bolusing with the Bolus Calculator

The Bolus Calculator calculates a suggested bolus amount of insulin to correct an
elevated blood glucose level (a correction bolus) and/or to cover carbohydrates in
a meal (a meal bolus). For details about how the Bolus Calculator works, see page
143.
If you enter a blood glucose value but not carbs, the Bolus Calculator calculates a
correction bolus only. If you enter carbs but not a blood glucose value, the Bolus
Calculator calculates a meal bolus only. If you enter both a blood glucose value
and carbs, the Bolus Calculator uses both factors to calculate a suggested bolus.
To change your personal settings used by the Bolus Calculator, or to turn the Bolus
Calculator on or off, see "Bolus Calculator settings" on page 106.
Effective Date: 27SEP2019, ECO-000240
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