User's Manual

Your New OmniPod Insulin Management System

Suggested bolus calculation

Calculating bolus doses has never been easier. After you check

your blood glucose, enter the carbs for your snack or meal. Based

on your individual settings, the System displays a suggested

bolus dose. You can accept the suggestion, change it, or cancel it.

Reference food library and carb presets

To make carbohydrate counting easier, the OmniPod System

includes a reference food library. You can look up the carbs and

other values for many standard food items. Foods are organized

alphabetically and by category.

You can also enter your own favorite foods, snacks, or entire

meals as “carb presets.” Presets contain the grams of carbohy-

drate in the food item or meal. Next time you eat this same food,

you don’t have to count the carbs; just select your carb preset

and the System does the calculating for you. The System stores

up to 36 carb presets.

Record keeping

Another convenient part of the OmniPod System is record keep-

ing. Paper charts are useful, but sometimes they can be

inconvenient to carry or use. The data storage system in the

Personal Diabetes Manager (PDM) displays up to 90 days’ worth

of information. This includes blood glucose readings, basal rates

and bolus doses, carbohydrates, and alarms.

Personalizing your System

You can personalize your OmniPod System in other ways, too:

• Enter and name basal programs

• Name and save temporary basal presets

• Add your own customized reminders

• Enter your name, phone number, doctor’s names and

numbers, and other emergency information

We recommend that you test on your fingers if you

are checking for hypoglycemia (low blood glucose)

or if you suffer from hypoglycemia unawareness.

Blood from the fingertips may show changes in

blood glucose sooner than blood from other sites.

Only use FreeStyle® test strips and FreeStyle® control

solution with the OmniPod System. Using other

brands of test strips and control solutions with the

OmniPod System can produce inaccurate results.

Blood glucose monitoring should be done with the

guidance of a healthcare professional.