5 Delivering a bolus of insulin
5. Review the bolus details on the Confirm Bolus screen.
Immediate bolus: The screen for an immediate bolus shows the carbs and
blood glucose values used for the bolus calculation and also the total bolus.
The total bolus
includes any IOB
adjustments and
any adjustments
you made to the
calculated bolus.
Extended bolus: In addition to the information on the immediate bolus
screen, the extended bolus screen also shows how much of the bolus will be
delivered immediately and how much will be extended.
The entire
correction bolus
is delivered
immediately.
Only the meal
bolus can be
extended.
62
Grams of carbs
Blood glucose value
Adjusted for IOB of x U
means that the Bolus
Calculator took IOB
into account (see
–
page 133
page 158).
% of meal bolus to be
given immediately
% of meal bolus to
be given over the
extended period
Effective Date: 18OCT2020, PCO-000235