Contents v
Contents

Glossary .............................................................. xvii

Your personal information .......................................... xxiii

Basal rate ............................................................................................... xxiii
Carb ratios (meal bolus information) ............................................................. xxiv

Chapter 1 Introduction .................................................1

Availability ................................................................................................. 1
Assistance .................................................................................................. 1
Emergency kit ......................................... ....................................................2
Disposables ................................................................................................. 3
Accessories ................................................................................................. 3
Download pump and meter data ......................................................................4
ParadigmPAL ............................................................................................... 5
How to wear your pump ................................................................................. 5
How to use this guide .................................................................................... 6
User safety ................................................................................................. 7
Indications ............................................................................................. 7
Contraindications ..................................................................................... 7
Warnings ............................................................................................... 7
Reservoir and infusion sets ...................................................................... 7
X-rays, MRIs and CT scans ........................................................................ 7
Precautions ............................................................................................ 8
Avoid extreme temperatures .................................................................... 8
Infusion sets and sites .. .......................................................................... 8
Notice ....................................................................................................... 9
Insulin pump and RF accessories ................................................................... 9

Chapter 2 The basics ................................................ 11

Your pump ............................................................................................... 11
Install battery ........................................................................................... 12
Pump buttons ............................................................................................ 14
The pump screen ....................................................................................... 15