Quick questions
Need to jump to a section quickly? Here’s a list of where to
find all of the quick questions that we use.
Getting to know your Kaleido
22 How do I charge my handset?
24 And how do I charge my pumps?
26 How do I turn my handset on and off?
31 How do I fill my insulin cartridge with insulin?
38 Now that my insulin cartridge is ready, how do I put it in my pump?
40 How do I connect my pump and handset?
44 Why do I need to prime my cannula?
44 Do I always need to prime my cannula?
45 If I have to remove an insulin cartridge, can I put it back into my pump?
50 What if I don’t want to start pumping straight away?
51 What if I don’t want to connect my handset to a pump straight away?
53 Where can I wear infusion sets?
54 How do I put an infusion set on?
58 How do I wear my pump?
62 How do I take my pump off?
Basal
70 What does basal mean?
71 I’ve just turned my handset on for the first time, where do I start?
72 How do I create a basal profile?
75 Help – I need to check which basal profile I’m currently pumping!
76 How do I change to a different basal profile?
78 How do I modify a basal profile?
81 How do I rename a basal profile?
84 How do I duplicate a basal profile?
88 How do I delete a basal profile?
91 How do I set a temporary basal rate?
94 Can I stop a temporary basal rate once it’s started?
Bolus
98 What’s a bolus?
101 How do I use Kaleidoculator?
106 What do the numbers that make up Kaleidoculator’s calculation mean?
108 What happens if Kaleidoculator’s recommended bolus is a negative number?
110 How do I deliver a Quick Bolus?
113 How do I deliver an Extended Bolus?
118 Can I stop a bolus if I change my mind?
Blood Glucose
123 How do I enter a BG reading?
Menu
129 What is Insulin on Board?
131 How do I check my Insulin on Board?
132 How do I review my History?
136 How do I review my Personal Info?
138 How do I enter my name?
140 How do I enter my age?
142 How do I enter my gender?
144 How do I enter my height?
146 How do I enter my weight?
148 How do I enter my Target BG?
150 What are insulin to carb ratios?
151 How do I enter my insulin to carb ratios?
154 What are insulin to BG ratios?
155 How do I enter my insulin to BG ratios?
158 How do I enter my insulin activity time?
160 How do I review my System Settings?
162 How do I check if my handset is connected to a pump?
163 Can I force my handset to disconnect from a pump?
166 How do I check how full my insulin cartridge and batteries are?
167 What do all the Resource Level icons mean?
168 What’s Lock Screen and how do I save a new passcode?
172 What’s a Medic Message and how do I turn it on?
176 How do I turn my Medic Message off?
178 What are BG reminders and how do I turn them off?
180 How do I change the unit of measurement I record my BG readings in?
182 How do I change my handset’s language?
