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Correction Factor
Your Correction Factor denes how much one unit of insulin lowers your blood
glucose level. e Bolus Calculator uses the Correction Factor to calculate the
correction portion of a suggested bolus. You can create up to eight Correction
Factor segments per day.
1. Use the Up/Down button to enter the Correction Factor for the time segment
that starts at midnight. Your Correction Factor must be between 0.1 - 22.2
mmol/L. Press Next.
2. If desired, add more time segments to your Correction Factor prole (for
step-by-step instructions, see "Adding time segments" on page 19).
3. When the desired number of time segments exist, press Done.
4. Review the graph of your Correction Factor prole. Press List for a listing.
Press Graph to see the graph again.
5. Press Save to store the prole.
Adding time segments
1. Choose [add new] and press New.
Note: You can edit an existing segment by using the Up/Down
button to select a segment you wish to change and pressing Edit.
2. Enter a start time for the segment, then press Next.
3. Enter an end time for the segment, then press Next.
4. Enter a desired value for the segment, then press Enter. If setting a
Target BG value, enter a Correct Above value for the segment and
press Next.
5. To dene more time segments, return to step 1.