
Congratulations on GOING BIONIC! Before the iLet, you had to decide your basal, correction, and meal insulin doses. Now, the iLet handles all of those! All you need to do is announce your meals and care for your device. The iLet will do the rest! It's important that the iLet learns accurate information about your insulin needs over the next few days. Following these tips for your first week on the iLet will help it adapt so that you have the best experience possible. 1. Eat meals with your usual carb amount and 2. Wait at least 4 hours between meals to help the 3. If you need a snack between meals, choose low or announce them as "usual." system learn proper dosing. no carb snacks like cheese, meat, or vegetables. • Announce as soon as you start eating. If it's been over 30 minutes, and you forgot, don't announce. • Only announce based on the carb amount. You don't have to worry about your current/desired glucose or the fat, protein, or carb type in the meal. • If you have a low glucose before a meal, treat the low and wait until glucose is normal to announce. • Be consistent with how you choose and announce your meal. A Using meal announcements in the wrong way can cause severe highs or lows. Carb Amount Example "Usual for me" This is the usual amount of carbs you would typically eat for that meal. "More" "Less" This is around 50% more carbs than your "Usual for me" meal (1.5 times as many carbs as your "Usual for me" meal). This is about half as many carbs as your "usual for me" meal (50% of your "Usual for me" meal) If the meal or snack you are eating has less than one quarter (25%) of the carbs in your "Usual for me" meal, you do not need to announce. Patient Success Worksheet - LA000074F
Open the catalog to page 1Glucose Falling Quickly Glucose below 100 mg/dL and is falling at 2 or more mg/dL per minute Treat with 5-10 grams of fast-acting carbs. • 2oz of non-diet juice or soda Treat with 10-15 grams of fast-acting carbs. • 3-4oz of non-diet juice or soda Treating Lows Treat with 15 grams of fastacting carbs. • 4oz non-diet juice or soda • Treating when you get the Glucose Falling Quickly or Urgent Low Soon alert can help to avoid low glucose and the accompanying symptoms. • Only treat lows if you get one of the low glucose alerts listed in the chart to the left. • Overtreating a low glucose will cause...
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