System Instruction

Equil
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Patch Insulin Pump System
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5 Basal Rate Adjustment
5.1 Understanding Basal Rate
Basal insulin is the pump’s way to
simulate the secretion of non-mealtime
insulin. Even if a non-diabetic person
fasts all day, there still is a small amount of
insulin secreted. The pump’s basal insulin
is used to simulate the micro-secretions of
insulin.
5.2 Base Basal Rate
We have already set up the base basal
rate in the Settings Wizard. The base basal
rate is the default basal rate for your basal
programs. In the next sections you will
learn to edit a basal program by modifying
the base basal rate in different time
periods.
5.3 Editing Basal Programs (List
Display)
In the Home Screen, press the basal
function button to enter the basal screen
shown in Figure 30. You will see three Basal
Program Tabs, a Basal Time Period List,
and Basal Program Action buttons.
Figure 30
Basal Program Tabs
Basal Time Period List
Basal Program Action Buttons