Energizer 715 - Manual (Page 116)

94 Chapter: 6
Example 1: Easy bolus
Alexander is a busy executive with an accounting firm. He wears his Paradigm pump on his belt and
does not want to take it off to give himself a bolus. Alex can easily reach down and feel for the Easy
Bolus button
to give a bolus.
He previously programmed his pump to deliver an Easy Bolus in steps of 0.5 unit increments. From
the HOME screen, with each press of the
, the pump will sound a different tone so he can keep
track of the number of button presses.
He wants to give himself 2.0 units for a snack, so he will press
4 times (4 presses x 0.5
units/press = 2.0 units) and then press the ACT button. The pump counts back 4 beeps because he
pressed 4 times. He simply presses ACT to confirm the amount, and his pump delivers the 2.0
units.
When Alexander wants to be more discrete, or does not want his pump to beep in an important
meeting, he can set the pump to “vibrate” mode (see “Setting your alert type” on page 109) and feel
for vibrations rather than listening for the tones.
Your turn: Easy bolus practice
The factory default setting for the Easy Bolus feature is 0.1 unit steps. You
can change the step level as necessary to a value that is more convenient for
you to use and easier to multiply.
Give your next bolus by using the Easy Bolus feature on your pump.
How many units did you give? _______
How many tones did you count? _______
It might be a good idea to look at your pump's screen to see the bolus
amount as well as counting the steps the first few times you try this until
you become familiar and comfortable with the feature.
Your step level is
________.