Energizer 715 - Manual (Page 121)

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Temp (temporary) basal rates
The temp (temporary) basal rate feature is useful to manage blood glucose levels during unusual
short-term activities or conditions. These conditions could be an illness or unplanned physical activity
that is not part of your daily routine.
A temporary basal rate allows an immediate short-term change to your basal insulin for a specified
period of time (30 minutes to 24-hours). This rate can be up to your maximum basal rate setting. It
offers an easy way to immediately meet short-term insulin needs for temporary activities or situations.
When your blood glucose is temporarily high or low, a temp basal rate allows you to set a temporarily
higher or lower basal to accommodate your blood glucose.
NOTE -
Temp Basal is useful for a temporary condition or period of increased or decreased activity
(i.e. a cold or physical activity) that is not usually part of your lifestyle. For ongoing periods of
increased or decreased activity, the patterns feature may be more suitable.
How does temp basal work?
During a temp basal delivery, all other basal programming is temporarily overridden. After the temp
basal delivery is completed, your pump will return to the programmed basal. A temp basal is delivered
only once and does not repeat. If you want another temp basal, you must program the temp basal
again. This feature may be useful to temporarily increase or decrease basal insulin during illness,
exercise or the similar situations.