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Emergency kit
Keep an emergency kit with you at all times to make sure that you always have necessary supplies.
Inform a family member, co-worker, and/or friend where this emergency kit is kept. Please refer to
“User safety” on page 7 for more information on pump safety. Your emergency kit should include these
items:
➠Fast-acting glucose tablets ➠Paradigm Quick Reference Card
➠Blood glucose monitoring supplies ➠Dressing and adhesive
➠Urine ketone monitoring supplies ➠Glucagon Emergency Kit®
➠Extra Paradigm infusion set and Paradigm
reservoir ➠Extra AAA alkaline batteries (Energizer® brand
is recommended)
➠Insulin syringe and fast-acting insulin (with
dosage instructions from your healthcare
professional)
CAUTION: If you give yourself insulin by using a syringe, the Bolus Wizard feature will not
be able to correctly determine the active insulin in your body. Usually, you
need to wait at least 8 hours after an injection before using the Bolus Wizard
feature to calculate your active insulin. The actual amount of time you need to
wait depends on your active insulin setting (see “About active insulin” on
page 64 for more information).