Basal Rate - Accu-Chek Spirit User Manual

7.2 Basal rate

Your insulin pump delivers insulin every three minutes, 20 equal doses
each hour, 24-hours a day. This flow of insulin, measured in international
units per hour (U/h), is called the basal rate and is calculated to meet your
basic insulin needs.
An Accu-Chek Spirit basal rate profile consists of up to 24 different hourly
basal rates. Each hourly rate may be changed independently. The sum of
all 24 hourly basal rates in one basal rate profile is called the (daily) basal
rate total.
Your basal rate profile should be reviewed:
• after any programming change performed with your insulin pump
or the Accu-Chek Insulin Pump Configuration Software,
• after a new battery has been inserted and
• after confirming an error E7: ELECTRONIC ERROR.
Insulin delivery is not interrupted during basal rate programming.
Note The insulin amounts and other values used in this user guide
are examples only. Your personal values may differ.
Programming your insulin pump for a relatively low
basal rate (0.1 U/h) can result in a delayed error
E4: OCCLUSION. Roche Diagnostics recommends to use
plastic cartridges when a low basal rate is required for
your therapy.
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