Insulin dosing is easier, safer and more precise than ever
Introducing the patented Bolus Wizard calculator, a powerful feature of the Paradigm® Family of Insulin Pumps. Now, you don’t have to manually calculate boluses. Using your pre-set information, the Bolus Wizard calculator will do the math for you — making it easier than ever to estimate an accurate dose for good control.
The most personalisation for more effective therapy
The Bolus Wizard is the only dose calculator available that lets you set different blood glucose targets throughout the day. This unique personalisation helps ensure that bolus estimates are more closely matched to your needs — which can help you achieve even better blood glucose control.
Simply customise the calculator with your personal information with up to 8 different settings per day for:
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The Bolus Wizard™ calculator:
Reduces maths errors. No need to calculate complex corrections and carbohydrate ratios. The Bolus Wizard calculator can do the math for you.
Decreases the number of correction boluses required. Using a bolus estimator has been shown to reduce the need for post-meal correction boluses. † This means the Bolus Wizard calculator can help you more easily and accurately match insulin delivery to your body’s needs throughout the day.
 Keeping track of active insulin helps prevent hypoglycaemia
One of the most common bolusing errors is to overcorrect for a post-meal rise in your blood glucose. Over-correction may occur when the amount of insulin still active in your body is not properly taken into consideration. When your blood glucose is above target, the Bolus Wizard calculator automatically takes into account the amount of active insulin still in your body. This is designed to help you avoid hypoglycaemia, or low blood glucose, resulting from too much insulin.
The Bolus Wizard calculator in action
The following clinical examples demonstrate how the Bolus Wizard calculator can be
customised to help you easily adjust your therapy and stay on track for optimal control.
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Clinical Example #1:
Different blood glucose targets needed for day and night
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| Background: Kelly has had problems with hypoglycaemia in the middle of the night. Her doctor wants her blood glucose target to be over 8.0 mmol/L before bedtime. |
| Solution:Kelly can set a blood glucose target throughout the day for 5.5 mmol/L and a second one for 8.0 mmol/L starting at 8 p.m. So, if she decides to have a snack after 8 p.m., any bolus calculation will automatically be adjusted to her second, higher blood glucose target. |
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Clinical Example #2:
Different insulin-to-carbohydrate ratios needed throughout the day.
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| Background: Sam needs more insulin in the morning for food than he does later in the day. He has a carbohydrate ratio of 1 unit per 8 grams at breakfast and 1 unit per 12 grams during the rest of the day. |
| Solution: Sam simply sets one carbohydrate ratio from 6-9 a.m. (the period of time he typically eats breakfast) and another ratio of 1 unit per 12 grams for the rest of the day. The Bolus Wizard calculator automatically remembers the different ratios, estimating more insulin for toast at breakfast and less insulin for the same bread at lunchtime. |
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The Bolus Wizard calculator is just one of the many innovative features available on the Paradigm Family of Insulin Pumps. For more information, contact Medtronic Diabetes Customer Service on 1800 668 670 to speak with a Pump Therapy Consultant.
† Gross T, Kayne D, King A, et al. The Bolus Estimator Aids Patients in Accurately Adjusting Pre-meal Insulin Boluses. Diabetes Technology & Therapeutics 2003; 5, 3:365-369.
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