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sweating, dizziness, cold or clammy skin, looking pale, tin-
gling and numbness in hands or around lips, mood changes.
Low blood glucose may lead to loss of consciousness.
mg/dl: Milligrams per deciliter. In the USA, your BG level is
typically measured in mg/dl.
mmol/L: Millimoles per liter. mmol/L is the international (ex-
cept in the USA) standard for measuring BG levels.
My Treatment Assistant
™
PC Communication System: A
(Microsoft
®
Windows
®
-based) computer program designed
for use with the Deltec Cozmo
™
Insulin Pump. Through My
Treatment Assistant
™
, you can perform pump programming,
print or e-mail history reports and pump settings, and save
pump and delivery history.
Occlusion: Clog or blockage. Occlusions are associated with
the infusion set and access site, and mean that insulin deliv-
ery is stopped. Blockage can be caused by a number of things,
including the tubing being pinched or kinked, the cannula or
needle being blocked, as well as other reasons.
Pushrod: On the Deltec Cozmo
™
Insulin Pump, the cartridge
is attached to the pushrod and, when the pump is started, the
motor causes the pushrod to move forward and push insulin
through the infusion set into your body.
Subcutaneous: The area of the body directly below the skin
but above the muscle. The infusion set cannula or needle is
inserted subcutaneously.
Temporary Rate: A feature on the pump which allows you to
temporarily increase or decrease the basal rate.
Type 1 diabetes: Ty pe 1 diabetes refers to the condition where
specialized “beta” cells in the pancreas are destroyed, and the
body is unable to produce insulin.
Type 2 diabetes: Ty pe 2 diabetes refers to the condition where
the body, while it is still able to produce insulin, loses its
ability to use that insulin.
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