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Important Safety InformationImportant Safety Information
• Keep sterile materials away from
any possible contamination.
Caution: ALWAYS apply the Pod as
directed. If you are applying a Pod in
a place that does not have a lot of fatty
tissue, squeeze the skin around the
Pod until aer the cannula has been
inserted. Blockages (occlusions) may
result if you do not use this technique
for lean areas.
Caution: ALWAYS rotate insulin
infusion sites to help prevent infusion-
site complications like scar tissue and
infection. Rotating insulin infusion
sites reduces the risk of scarring.
Using a site with scar tissue can lead to
problems with insulin absorption.
Caution: ALWAYS check for signs
of infection oen. If an infusion site
shows signs of infection:
• Immediately remove the Pod
and apply a new Pod at a dierent
infusion site.
• Contact your healthcare provider.
Treat the infection according to
instructions from your healthcare
provider.
If you see blood in your cannula, check
your glucose more frequently to ensure
that insulin delivery has not been
aected. If you experience unexpected
high glucose, change your Pod.
Caution: Use caution while cleaning
the Pod on your body. Hold the Pod
securely so the cannula does not kink
and the Pod does not detach from your
skin.
Controller
Caution: AVOID turning Automatic
Time Zone OFF on the Controller.
If you turn Automatic Time Zone
OFF, your Controller will not be
able to detect when your device time
zone and insulin delivery time zone
do not match. Delivering insulin
based on a dierent time zone than
your local time may cause errors in
insulin delivery and data logging,
which can lead to hypoglycaemia or
hyperglycaemia.
Caution: ALWAYS plug in and charge
your Controller when you see the low
battery message. If the battery charge
becomes critically low, the Controller
turns itself o, and you will not receive
a low battery hazard alarm. Without
the use of the Controller, you will not
be able to make changes to your insulin
delivery, which could result in over-
delivery or under-delivery of insulin,
which can lead to hypoglycaemia or
hyperglycaemia.
Caution: DO NOT expose your
Controller battery to high heat
>30°C (>86°F) during storage and
>40°C (>104°F) during use. Do not
puncture, crush or apply pressure
to your battery. Failure to follow
these instructions could result in an
explosion, re, electric shock, damage
to the Controller or battery, or battery
leakage.
Caution: DO NOT expose your
Controller to extreme temperatures
while in storage or during use. Extreme
heat or cold can cause the Controller to
malfunction. Extreme heat is dened
as >30°C (86°F) during storage and
>40°C (104°F) during use. Extreme
cold is dened as >0°C (32°F) during
storage and >5°C (41°F) during use.
Caution: Use ONLY the USB charging
cable that you received in the box
with your Controller. AVOID using
alternative charging cables or other