Abbott FreeStyle InsuLinx Owner's Booklet page 18

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Review your suggested dose.
Suggested dose
a. If needed, tap the arrow buttons to adjust your suggested
Adjust if needed
12
u
b. Tap the
User change: +2
back log dose
OK
Dose details
For breakfast ............ 9
For 11.3 mmol/L......+ 2
Active insulin .......... - 1
User change............+ 2
Total...................... 12u
1 of 3
These numbers are
for illustrative
purposes only.
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dose for any planned activity, a smaller or larger meal,
sickness, etc.
button to see details of what is included in your
suggested dose.
•
This is the insulin dose provided by your health care
professional to cover the food you are going to eat
(BREAKFAST, LUNCH AND DINNER).
•
This is the insulin to bring your blood glucose level within
your target (CORRECTION TARGET). The meter will use your
CORRECTION FACTOR to calculate the insulin required. If
you do not adjust your insulin for your glucose level, this
line will not appear.
•
ACTIVE INSULIN: This is the logged insulin that is still
active in your body and is being subtracted to give a total
suggested dose.
•
This is the change that you have made to your suggested
dose to adjust for a smaller or larger meal, sickness or any
planned activity, such as exercise.
•
This is your total suggested dose.
5 Tap log dose to save to your logbook and then take your dose.
Suggested dose
If you do not tap log dose, your dose will not be stored in your
logbook.
Adjust if needed
12
u
CAUTION: It is important to log all your rapid-acting
User change: +2
insulin doses so your meter can account for active insulin
when calculating your suggested doses. Failure to log all
back log dose
your rapid-acting insulin doses may result in a suggested
dose that is too high.
Note: The total dose is rounded to the nearest full unit (1.0) or
half unit (0.5) depending on how your health care professional
set up the calculator. Similar to conventional math rounding
rules, the calculator rounds up from 0.5. The suggested dose will
not exceed 50 units, the maximum allowable dose by the meter.
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