User Manual
Table Of Contents
- Your New OmniPod Insulin Management System
- Getting Started
- The OmniPod Starter Kit
- Set Up the Personal Diabetes Manager (PDM)
- The Setup Wizard
- Enter your PDM ID
- Select the ID screen color
- Set date and time
- Enter basal settings
- Enter blood glucose sound setting and BG goal
- Set the suggested bolus calculator
- Enter target blood glucose value
- Enter minimum BG allowed for use in bolus calculation
- Enter insulin-to-carbohydrate ratio
- Enter correction factor
- Set reverse correction
- Enter the duration of insulin action
- Select bolus increment and enter maximum bolus
- Set extended bolus doses
- Set low reservoir advisory
- Set expiration notification
- Understanding and Adjusting Basal Rates
- Understanding and Delivering Bolus Doses
- Using the Personal Diabetes Manager
- Checking Your Blood Glucose
- The Built-in FreeStyle® Blood Glucose Meter
- The FreeStyle® Blood Glucose Test Strips
- The FreeStyle® Control Solution
- Performing a Control Solution Test
- Performing a Blood Glucose Reading
- Blood Glucose Results and the Suggested Bolus Calculator
- Entering Blood Glucose Readings Manually
- Editing Tags
- Low and High Blood Glucose Readings
- Important Health-Related Information
- Understanding Your Records
- Living with Diabetes
- Alerts and Alarms
- Communication Failures
- Appendix
- Pod Care and Maintenance
- Personal Diabetes Manager Care and Maintenance
- Storage and Supplies
- Suggested Bolus Calculator Examples and Guidelines
- OmniPod System Options and Settings
- Pod Specifications
- Accuracy Test Results
- Personal Diabetes Manager Specifications
- Blood Glucose Meter Specifications
- OmniPod System Label Symbols
- Personal Diabetes Manager Icons
- OmniPod System Notice Concerning Interference
- Electromagnetic Compatibility
- Customer Bill of Rights
- Limited Warranty for the Personal Diabetes Manager
- HIPAA Privacy Notice
- Glossary
- Index
Your New OmniPod Insulin Management System
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Buttons that program and control the OmniPod System
Button Action
Home/
Power
Pressing and holding turns the PDM on and off.
When the PDM is on, pressing this button
(quickly/briefly) displays the Home screen, from
which you can choose a menu item or view the
Status screens (shown later in this chapter).
Up/Down
Controller
Pressing and releasing scrolls through a list of
available menu options or numbers, so you can
pick the one you want. Holding the button
scrolls faster.
Soft Keys
Soft key labels and functions depend on the
menu or screen you are viewing. The label
appears on the screen directly above the physi-
cal button you press. Select, Save, and Back are
just three examples of the soft key labels on your
PDM.
Button Action
User Info/
Support
Pressing opens a User Info/Support screen that
displays additional information about the cur-
rent screen you are viewing. The User Info/Sup-
port icon appears when additional information
can be viewed. It may be displayed at the top of
the screen, to the right of an event detail (such as
a suggested bolus), or to the right of a record
item (such as a BG history record). (See “Personal
Diabetes Manager Icons” in the Appendix).
In addition, pressing and holding this button for
2 seconds enables a “bright mode” on the PDM
screen.