Energizer 715 - Manual (Page 79)

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Using your daily journal
To use the daily journal that came with your pump, follow these easy steps:
1 Write the day and date in the spaces provided on the top of the page.
2 Find the time of the entry you are making. Test your blood glucose and enter the value in the space
labeled “blood glucose.”
3 If you are eating at this time, write the grams of carbohydrates in the space labeled
“carbohydrates.”
4 If you are taking a correction and/or meal bolus, record it in the space labeled “meal bolus” and/or
“correction bolus.” Even if you have added these together to take one bolus, write the separate
amounts in the corresponding spaces.
5 Record your basal rate in the space labeled “basal rate.” If you have more than one rate, be sure to
record the rate in the space corresponding to the correct time for each rate.
6 When you exercise, write the minutes in the space labeled “exercise.” If you test your urine
ketones, write the result in the space labeled “urine ketones.” Each time you test your ketones,
write the result even if it is negative.
7 Record the time you change your infusion set in the space labeled “set change.” This notation will
help you to evaluate any changes in your blood glucose readings due to changing your infusion set.
8 Record the food you eat in the “breakfast,” “lunch,” and “dinner” columns.
9 In the “notes” section, write down any information that may explain your blood glucose values or
diabetes management decisions. Use this section as you would a personal journal.
10 At the end of the journal, there are blood glucose graphs. To draw your blood glucose graph for the
day, find the time you tested and follow the line up until you reach the corresponding blood glucose
on the left. Once you find it, mark a dot on the graph that corresponds to the correct time and blood
glucose value. At the end of the day, connect the marks and draw your graph. This graph will be
helpful in looking at patterns in your blood glucose values from day to day.