OMNIPOD 101

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OMNIPOD 101

• Created By Nurse Nicole

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The OMNIPOD

• Is located on the child
• Needs to be replaced every three days
• May beep at times
• Place the PDM near the POD to indicate why beeping

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The PDM (Personal Diabetes Manager)

• Communicates with the POD via blue tooth like
  technology
• Only speaks to the POD it is currently married to

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Checking blood sugar with the PDM

• After entering the free style strip into the
  bottom of the PDM the Code number of the strip
  will appear
• You can check this number by comparing it to the
  side of the strip container
• If the numbers are different, use the up and down
  arrows to make the numbers match

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Checking blood sugar cont.

• When the droplet sign appears the PDM is ready
  for you to place blood on the strip
• It will then calculate the childs blood sugar
  level and display the number

Blood Goes Here
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And the childs sugar is.
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Blood Sugar Results

• Below 90 child will need juice (you will need to
  press the next button and indicate not going to
  eat and then with the up and down arrows to give
  0.00 units and press enter and ok respectively)
• If below 70 give 2 juices
• If above 200 (you will press the next button and
  it will ask if child is going to eat now, press
  the NO button and the PDM will calculate a
  correction, then press enter, and confirm to
  administer the dose
• Recheck all low blood sugars after 15-20 minutes
  of giving juice
• If unsure call Nurse Nicole or childs mom

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The first screen you will see on the PDM after
hitting the center button with power sign on it
when PDM is off
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Now press the SKIP button
The center soft key
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Now press the home button
HOME
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This is the Home Menu
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To Treat for Snack or Meals
Have Bolus Highlighted And Hit Select Button
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Blood Glucose Screen
press the NO button
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Is The Child Going to Eat Now?

• Press the Yes Button

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Entering Carbs.

• Highlight one of the options with the up and down
  arrows
• Enter manually
• Snacks
• or
• Favorites
• Press Select Button

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Entering carbs cont..

• These are Carrs choices on FAVORITES screen
• Highlight the appropriate choice and press the
  select button

Select button
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Entering carbs cont..

• These are Carrs choices on SNACKS screen
• Highlight the appropriate choice and press the
  select button

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Entering carbs cont.

• If entering manually
• Add up the amount
• of Carbs that he ate
• and enter by using the
• up and down arrows
• then press the enter button

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Entering carbs cont..

• After entering the number of carbs, select enter

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How much insulin does the child get?

• The PDM will calculate the number of units of
  insulin to give
• You can give the whole amount by pressing enter
  OR
• You can split the dose by pressing extend

Extend button
Enter Button
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If you EXTEND the dose.

• Extending the dose is done to reduce the amount
  of insulin that the child gets all at one time
  (especially if child is going to recess or PE)
• Choose to do it by half (50)
• Press Enter

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Extending the dose cont.

• The PDM will calculate the dose that needs to be
  extended for you.

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Extending dose cont.

• You will need to choose how long you want to
  extend the dose
• You can choose from ½ hour up to 2 hours.
• 1 hour is usually sufficient
• Press enter

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Confirming the dose

• In order to give a dose you will have to confirm
  the dose and at that moment the PDM needs to be
  close to the POD and you will hear a beep to
  indicate the communication was successful

Confirm
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Delivering the dose

• After successful communication the child can go
  back to doing his work and the PDM can be put away

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Suspending the insulin administration.

• If childs blood sugar is real low the insulin
  that is delivered continuously (the basal rate)
  may need to be stopped.
• Highlight Suspend on the home menu screen and
  press enter
• This will also suspend any other insulin delivery

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Suspending cont

• It will ask you how long you wish to suspend the
  dose
• You will have the option of ½ hour to 2 hours max
  with the up and down arrow buttons, then press
  enter
• Before resuming you can recheck childs blood
  sugar and see if suspension needs to continue for
  longer or it is okay to resume insulin
  administration

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Suspending cont.

• You must confirm for the suspension to take place
• Place PDM near POD and you will hear a beep to
  indicate successful communication

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The END

• OMNIPOD AND PDM made easy!