Daily insulin total

The total amount of insulin delivered (basal rate plus boluses) in a 24-hour day, beginning at midnight. This amount does not include any insulin needed for the priming of infusion sets.

Diabetes Data Management (DDM)

Diabetes Data Management is the recording of the therapy-relevant data gained from your insulin delivery system and your blood glucose measurement system (such as an ACCU-CHEK blood glucose monitor) in order to analyze and illustrate this data on a PC or other communication device.

Factory settings

The standard configuration (“factory settings”) on a new pump. These settings can be adapted to your individual needs directly on your pump.

Filling aid

An accessory that can be used to help you fill an empty ACCU-CHEK 3.15 ml plastic cartridge from your vial of insulin.

Free flow

Free flow of insulin from the infusion set may occur when two conditions are met: first, if the cartridge with a connected infusion set and the piston rod of your pump are not correctly coupled and second, if you position your pump at a higher level than the infusion site.

Headset (also known as cannula housing)

The part of an infusion set that includes the soft cannula or needle. The infusion set tubing connects either directly to the headset, or connects to a shorter length of tubing permanently attached to the headset.

Hourly basal rate

The amount of insulin delivered by your pump in 3-minute intervals for a given hour.

Infusion set

Connects your pump to your body. The insulin is delivered from the cartridge through the infusion set tubing and cannula or needle into your subcutaneous tissue.

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