Tandem t:slim G4 User Manual page 30

Chapter 2 – Important Safety Information
result in over delivery or under delivery
of insulin. This can cause very low or
very high blood glucose.
DO be prepared to inject insulin with
an alternative method if delivery is
interrupted for any reason. Your t:slim
G4 System is designed to deliver
insulin reliably, but because it uses
only rapid-acting insulin, you will not
have long-acting insulin in your body.
Failure to have an alternative method
of insulin delivery can lead to very high
blood glucose or Diabetic Ketoacidosis
(DKA).
DO use only FDA cleared insulin
infusion sets with a standard Luer-lock
connection and follow their instructions
for use. Failure to do so may result in
over delivery or under delivery of insulin
and may cause very low or very high
blood glucose.
DO NOT place your infusion set on
any scars, lumps, moles, stretch marks
or tattoos. Placing your infusion set
in these areas can cause swelling,
irritation or infection. This can affect
insulin absorption and cause high or
low blood glucose.
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DO NOT ignore infusion set cannula
fractures. Infusion set cannulas may
fracture on rare occasions. If an infu-
sion set cannula breaks and no portion
of it is visible above the skin, do not
attempt to remove it. Seek professional
medical help if you have symptoms of
infection or inflammation—redness,
swelling or pain—at the insertion site.
If you experience a broken infusion set
cannula, please report this to Tandem
Customer Technical Support at 1-877-
801-6901.
NEVER fill your tubing while your
infusion set is connected to your body.
Always ensure that the infusion set is
disconnected from your body before
filling the tubing. Failure to disconnect
your infusion set from your body before
filling the tubing can result in over de-
livery of insulin. This can cause serious
injury or death from very low blood
glucose.
DO NOT reuse cartridges or use
cartridges other than those manufac-
tured by Tandem Diabetes Care, Inc.
Use of cartridges not manufactured by
Tandem Diabetes Care, Inc. or reuse of
cartridges may result in over delivery or
under delivery of insulin. This can cause
very low or very high blood glucose.
ALWAYS twist the Luer-lock con-
nection between the cartridge tubing
and the infusion set tubing an extra
quarter of a turn to ensure a secure
connection. A loose connection can
cause insulin to leak, resulting in under
delivery of insulin. This can cause high
blood glucose.
DO NOT disconnect the Luer-lock
connection between the cartridge
tubing and the infusion set tubing. If the
connection comes loose, disconnect
the infusion set from your body before
tightening. Failure to disconnect before
tightening can result in over delivery
of insulin. This can cause low blood
glucose.
DO NOT remove or add insulin from
a filled cartridge after loading onto the
pump. This will result in an inaccurate
display of the insulin level on the Home
Screen and you could run out of insulin
before the pump detects an empty
cartridge. This can cause very high
blood glucose, or Diabetic Ketoacido-
sis (DKA).
Customer Technical Support: 1-877-801-6901