Accu-Chek Spirit Combo - Your Basal Rate Profile; Programming Your Basal Rate Profile

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2.5 Your basal rate prole
Your Accu-Chek Spirit Combo insulin pump must be programmed
with your personal settings before you begin pump therapy. Your
doctor or healthcare team can help you to understand how to use
the pump.
2.5.1 Programming your basal rate prole
Your Accu-Chek Spirit Combo insulin pump delivers insulin
according to the programmed hourly basal rate, 24 hours a day.
This ow of insulin, measured in international units per hour
(U / h), is called the basal rate prole and is calculated to meet
your basic insulin needs.
The pump can store up to ve different basal rate proles to
match your changing insulin needs – for example: Monday to
Friday, Exercise Day or Sleeping Late Day.
Note For your safety and convenience during programming,
your Accu-Chek Spirit Combo insulin pump switches to
RUN or STOP screen if no key is pressed within 20 sec-
onds. Any changes you have made before this “time-out”
occurs will not be saved.
An Accu-Chek Spirit Combo insulin pump basal rate prole
consists of up to 24 different hourly basal rates. Each hourly rate
may be changed independently. The total of all 24 basal rates in
one basal rate prole is called the (daily) basal rate total.
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Time
Example: Basal rate prole for 18 U / 24 hours
Insulin delivery
[U / h]
Hourly basal rate