Chapter: 5
Using the Bolus Wizard feature
What is it?
A feature that calculates an estimated bolus:
➠to support your food intake
AND/OR
➠to correct high blood glucose
Information you need
Food entry
You need to know how many exchanges or grams of carbohydrates you are going to eat. (You need to know what foods contain carbohydrate and understand carbohydrate counting.)
Your blood glucose (BG) reading
You need to know your blood glucose levels. When using the Bolus Wizard feature, the pump can work with the Paradigm Link Blood Glucose Monitor Powered by BD Logic Technology (Paradigm Link meter) to automatically receive your blood glucose readings. The section “Meter option” on page 73 has more information. If you are not using this meter, you will manually enter your blood glucose levels.
Blood glucose (BG) readings
Paradigm Link
Meter
Your personal Bolus Wizard feature settings
In addition to your blood glucose readings and/or your food entry, the Bolus Wizard feature uses personal settings that you program into the pump. (See “How to program the Bolus Wizard feature” on page 66 for instructions.)
➠carb units (grams or exchanges)
➠carb (food) ratios (in carbohydrate grams/unit of insulin or insulin units/carb exchanges)
➠BG units (mg/dL or mmol/L)
➠insulin sensitivity
➠blood glucose target range
➠active insulin time (hours)
