Delivering a Square Wave™ and Dual Wave™ Bolus


Device: MiniMed™ 770G Insulin Pump

You can deliver a Square Wave™ or Dual Wave™ bolus only after you turn on these features.

A Square Wave™ or Dual Wave™ bolus is not available while in SmartGuard™ Auto Mode.

To turn on the Square Wave/Dual Wave bolus feature:

  1. Press Select.

  2. Select Options.

  3. Select Delivery Settings.

  4. Select Dual/Square Wave.

  5. Select the feature you would like to turn on. Both the Dual Wave™ feature and Square Wave™ feature can be selected at the same time.

    Select Dual/Square Wave

  6. Select Save.

To deliver a Square Wave™ bolus with the Bolus Wizard™ feature:

  1. Press Select.

  2. Select Bolus.

  3. Select Bolus Wizard.

  4. If using a linked meter, the BG is on screen. Skip to step 5. If not, select BG. Press Up or Down to enter BG and press Select. Remember, if there is a correction bolus amount calculated, you are not able to give a Square Wave bolus.

  5. Select Carbs.

  6. Press Up to enter grams of carbs and press Select.

  7. Select Next.

  8. Select Square.

    Select Square

  9. Select Duration to adjust the time period over which you want your Square Wave bolus to be delivered.

    Select Duration

  10. Select Deliver Bolus.

During a Square Wave™ bolus delivery, the Square Bolus banner displays on your Home screen until bolus delivery is complete.

To deliver a Dual Wave™ bolus with the Bolus Wizard™ feature:

  1. Press Select.

  2. Select Bolus.

  3. Select Bolus Wizard.

  4. If using a linked meter, the BG is on screen. Skip to step 5. If not, select BG. Press Up or Down to enter BG and press Select.

  5. For a food bolus, select Carbs.
    If this is a correction bolus only, leave carb value at 0 and skip to step 7.

  6. Press Up to enter grams of carbs and press Select.

  7. Select Next.

  8. Select Dual. The Bolus Wizard screen appears, with the food bolus amount split evenly between the Now and Square portions.

    Select Dual

  9. If you need to change the amounts, select the area of the screen with the Now value and adjust the Now amount. When you adjust the Now amount, the Square amount adjusts automatically.

  10. Select Duration to adjust the time period over which you want your Square Wave bolus to be delivered.

    Select Duration

  11. Select Deliver Bolus.

During a Dual Wave™ bolus delivery, the Home screen shows the progress of the Now portion of your delivery. When the Now portion is complete, the Dual Bolus banner displays until bolus delivery is complete.