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A unit of measurement used to express the energy value of food. 
Calories come from carbohydrate, protein, fat, and alcohol.

A small, thin tube inserted below the skin, which serves to intro-
duce a liquid medication into the body.

One of the three main nutrients found in food. (The other two 
are protein and fat.) Foods that contain carbohydrates include 
starches, sugars, vegetables, fruits, and dairy products.

A method of meal planning based on counting the number of 
grams of carbohydrate in a given food.

A favorite food item, snack, or entire meal that can be assigned a 
custom name and preprogrammed into the PDM. You set the 
carbohydrate value (and, optionally, the fat, protein, fiber, and 
total calories) for each carb preset.

Harmful effects of diabetes such as damage to the eyes, kidney, 
heart, blood vessels, nervous system, teeth and gums, feet, and 
skin.

An amount of insulin taken to compensate for high blood glucose 
levels. The mylife OmniPod System calculates the correction 
bolus by taking the difference between your current blood glu-
cose level and your target blood glucose level, then dividing the 
result by your correction factor.

A value that indicates how much one unit of insulin will lower 
your blood glucose. For example, if your correction factor is 50, 
one unit of insulin will lower your blood glucose by 50 mg/dL.

The blood glucose level above which you would like to take 

insulin to reduce an elevated blood glucose. 

Delivering insulin continuously under the skin (“subcutaneously”) 
on a programmed schedule.

An early morning rise in blood glucose level caused by the normal 
release of hormones that block insulin’s effect.