Bolus Wizard feature specifications

There are three different formulas the Bolus Wizard feature uses to estimate a bolus, depending on your current blood glucose:

 

 

food estimate

 

 

correction estimate

1 If current blood

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

food

 

 

current BG – High BG Target

glucose is greater than

=

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

+

 

 

 

 

– active insulin

your High Target BG

 

 

carb ratio

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

insulin sensitivity

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

food estimate

 

 

correction estimate

2 If current blood

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

food

 

 

current BG - Low BG Target

glucose is less than your

=

 

+

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

carb ratio

 

 

 

 

 

Low Target BG

 

 

 

 

insulin sensitivity

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

food estimate

 

correction estimate

 

 

 

3 If current BG is

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

food

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

between or = High or

=

 

+

 

0

 

 

 

 

 

Low Target BG

 

 

carb ratio

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Notes:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

If a Dual Wave bolus is less than the estimate due to the

 

 

ESTIMATE DETAILS

(values

 

 

Est total:

4.0U

 

max bolus limit or a user change, the square (sq) portion is

 

 

Food intake:

45gr

 

shown

reduced first.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(Meter) BG:

160

 

are for

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Food:3.0U Correction: 2.0U

 

example

Based on the Active Insulin Time setting you choose, the

 

 

Active Ins:

1.0U

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

only)

pump keeps track of how much insulin is still active in your

 

 

ACT to proceed,

 

 

 

body. This prevents “stacking” of insulin, and lowers the

 

 

ESC to back up

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

chances of hypoglycemia.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Active Insulin Curves

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Energizer 715, 515 manual Bolus Wizard feature specifications