OmniPod 5 - To Avoid Hypoglycaemia (Low Glucose)

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15 Living with Diabetes
To avoid hypoglycaemia (low glucose)
• Work with your healthcare provider to establish individualised Target
Glucose settings and guidelines.
• Keep a fast-acting carbohydrate with you at all times to respond quickly to
low glucose. Examples of fast-acting carbs are glucose tablets, hard sweets or
juice.
• Teach your friends, family members and colleagues to recognise the signs of
hypoglycaemia, so they can help if you develop hypoglycaemia unawareness
or a severe adverse reaction.
• Keep a glucagon kit with your emergency supplies. Teach friends and
family members how to give a glucagon injection in case you have severe
hypoglycaemia and become unconscious.
Periodically check the expiry date of your glucagon kit to make sure it has not
expired.
Note: Always carry medical identication (such as an emergency wallet card) and
wear an emergency medical necklace or bracelet such as the Medic Alert tag.
Again, frequent glucose checks are the key to avoiding potential problems.
Detecting low glucose early lets you treat it before it becomes a problem.
Check with your healthcare provider for guidance in avoiding low glucose.
Possible causes of
hypoglycaemia
Suggested action
Incorrect Basal
Programme
(Manual Mode)
Conrm that the correct Basal Programme is active.
Consult your healthcare provider about adjusting
your Basal Programmes or using a temp basal.
Incorrect bolus timing
or bolus too large
Take bolus with food.
Check blood glucose before giving a meal bolus.
If necessary, adjust the bolus.
Check the bolus size and timing.
Do not overcorrect for post-meal glucose.
Check carb intake.
Consult your healthcare provider for guidance.
Incorrect Target Glucose
level
or incorrect Correction
Factor
or incorrect IC Ratio
Consult your healthcare provider about rening
these settings as needed.