Setting your Square Wave bolus
Device: MiniMed® 530G (551/751), Revel (523/723), 522/722, 515/715, 512/712
[MiniMed 530G User Guide Page 79-81; Revel User Guide page 81-83; X22 User Guide page 93-95; X15 User Guide page 88 ; X12 User Guide page 67-68]
Did You Know: Square Wave bolus delivers a bolus evenly over a period of time (20 minutes to 8 hours). This bolus can be used for insulin delivery when you have eaten a long meal with extended snacking. It can also be useful if you have delayed food digestion due to gastroparesis or meals high in fat.
Important: It is important you consult with your healthcare professional before using a Square Wave bolus.
To set up a Square Wave bolus, you must first turn on the dual/square bolus option.
- Make sure the Dual/ Square Wave option is on.
- For MiniMed 530G (551/751), Revel (523/723)
Main Menu > Bolus > Bolus Setup > Dual/Square Bolus - For 522/722, 515/715, 512/712
Main Menu > Bolus > Dual/Square Bolus
- For MiniMed 530G (551/751), Revel (523/723)
- Select On, then press ACT. The feature is now on. Exit the menus.
- Calculate your food and/or correction bolus amount.
- Go to the BOLUS TYPE screen.
- Main Menu > Bolus > Set Bolus
- Select Square Wave Bolus, then press ACT. The SET SQUARE BOLUS screen appears.
- Enter the desired amount for the Square Wave bolus units, then press ACT.
- The SQUARE DURATION screen appears. Enter the amount of time you want the Square Wave bolus to last, then press ACT.
Note: If you have BG reminder turned On, the BG REMINDER DURATION screen displays. It allows you to set the duration before you are reminded to check your blood glucose after a bolus.
- The BOLUS DELIVERY screen appears with an open circle indicating that your pump is in Special mode. The pump beeps/vibrates at the start of the bolus. During bolus delivery, the pump will return to the HOME screen. The pump beeps/vibrates at the end of the bolus and the open circle disappears.
Note: During delivery of a Square Wave bolus, you will not be able to do the following pump functions:
- Change the max bolus amount
- Change the scroll rate
- Disable or deliver Dual and Square Wave boluses
- Rewind or fill the cannula (or fixed prime)
- Change the active insulin time
- Run a self-test
- Access the User Settings menu