How-To Guide

Active Insulin
9:00
AM
1.0 U
mg/dL
BG
BG reading
active insulin
current time
status icons
The following items appear on your Home screen:
Item Description
Status icons The status icons show a quick status of your pump system. For more
information, see Status icons, on page 44.
Current
time
The current time of day is shown. For details on setting the time, see
Time and date, on page 168.
BG meter
readings
The pump shows the blood glucose (BG) meter readings from your
Accu-Chek Guide Link meter or the BG meter readings you have entered
manually. The pump only shows BG meter readings taken within the last
12 minutes.
You can enter your BG meter reading manually using the Enter BG
feature, Event Markers feature, or when you use the Bolus Wizard feature
to deliver a bolus. For details on using the Bolus Wizard feature, see
Bolus Wizard feature, on page 90.
Active
insulin
The screen shows the amount of bolus insulin the pump estimates is still
working to lower your BG levels. For more details on active insulin, see
About active insulin, on page 96.
Status icons
The status icons appear at the top of the Home screen to provide a way for you to
quickly check the status of your system. The status icons are described in the
following table. For information on viewing detailed status screens, see Status
screens, on page 50.
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