3 Changing Your Pod Prepare the Pod site Select the Pod infusion site (screen step ): Guidelines for Pod site selection Discuss suitable Pod placement sites with your healthcare provider using the following guidelines: • Ideal sites have a layer of fatty tissue. • Ideal sites offer easy access and viewing. • The site should be at least 1 inch (2.5 cm) away from the previous site to avoid skin irritation. • The site should be at least two inches (5 cm) away from your navel.
Changing Your Pod 3 1. Tap RECORD POD SITE to bring up the Record Pod Site screen. 2. Tap the FRONT or BACK tab to select an area of your body for your Pod. To help you avoid recent Pod sites, the screen indicates the two most recent dates that each site was selected. 3. Tap a circle to indicate the location on your body where you will place your new Pod. A blue dot appears inside the selected circle. Tap again to deselect the location. 4.
Changing Your Pod Prepare the infusion site To reduce the risk of infection at the infusion site: 1. Wash your hands with soap and water. 2. Wash your selected infusion site with soap and water. Note: Antibacterial soap may irritate skin, especially at the infusion site. Ask your healthcare provider how to treat any skin irritation. 3. Dry the infusion site with a clean towel. 4. Use an alcohol prep swab to disinfect the infusion site.
Changing Your Pod 3 Apply the Pod Inspect and apply the Pod (screen step ): 1. Examine the Pod. Tap CANCEL and dispose of the Pod if the adhesive pad is folded, torn, or damaged, and begin again with a new Pod. 2. Orient the Pod so it is: • Horizontal or diagonal on your abdomen, hip, lower back, or buttocks. • Up and down or at a slight angle on your upper arm or thigh. Up, down, or slight angle 3. Apply the Pod to the selected infusion site, pressing down firmly to secure the Pod to your skin.
3 Changing Your Pod 3. Confirm that the Pod is securely attached to your body, then tap CONFIRM. 4. If you are squeezing your skin, stop squeezing when the PDM asks if the cannula is properly inserted. Once the cannula is inserted, the Pod automatically fills the cannula with insulin. The Pod then begins delivering the basal rate of insulin according to the active Basal Program. The cannula can be inserted only once with each Pod.
Changing Your Pod 3 Warning: Never inject insulin (or anything else) into the fill port while the Pod is on your body. Doing so may result in unintended or interrupted insulin delivery. Avoid Infusion Site Infections Check the infusion site at least once a day: • Be aware of signs of infection, including pain, swelling, redness, discharge, or heat at the infusion site. If you suspect an infection, immediately remove the Pod and apply a new Pod in a different location.
3 Changing Your Pod More Information about Pod Use Tip: Develop a routine so you can change your Pod at a convenient time. If you know of an upcoming event that could interfere with changing your Pod, you can change your Pod early to avoid a disruption in insulin delivery. For additional information on using your Pods as effectively as possible, see the following sections: • For care of your Pod, see "Pod and Insulin Care" on page 137.
CHAPTER 4 Entering Blood Glucose Readings About Blood Glucose Testing Warning: Follow the guidance of your healthcare provider for proper blood glucose monitoring. You may want to test for low blood glucose when: • You feel symptoms such as weakness, sweating, nervousness, headache, irritability, or confusion. • You have delayed a meal after taking insulin. • Your healthcare provider advises you to do so.
4 Blood Glucose Readings 4. Tap SYNC BG METER. The PDM imports all new blood glucose readings and saves them in your history records. Note: An exception is if the PDM and BG meter's clocks differ by more than five minutes (see "PDM and Paired BG Meter Interaction" on page 149). For the meaning of the screen's colors and messages, see "How Blood Glucose Readings are Displayed" on page 55. Note: You cannot edit the value or time of blood glucose readings from a paired BG meter. 5.
Blood Glucose Readings 4 Entering Your Blood Glucose Reading Manually To manually enter your blood glucose reading: 1. Check your blood glucose following the BG meter's instructions for use. 2. Go to the Enter BG screen on your PDM: Menu icon ( ) > Enter BG 3. Manually enter or edit a blood glucose value as follows: a. Tap the box inside the circle. b. Use the number pad to enter your blood glucose reading. c. Tap the checkmark to close the number pad.
4 Blood Glucose Readings • Tap CANCEL, then YES, to exit the screen without saving the blood glucose reading or tags. The PDM records the current time as the time of the blood glucose reading. Tagging Your Blood Glucose Reading Tag a blood glucose reading You can add informational tags to your blood glucose reading for future reference. For example, you may tag the blood glucose reading as pre-meal. To add a tag to the current blood glucose reading or to a control solution reading: 1. Tap ADD TAGS. 2.
Blood Glucose Readings 4 How Blood Glucose Readings are Displayed The PDM displays the blood glucose reading inside a colored circle. The circle is: • Yellow if your blood glucose is above your BG Goal Range. • Green if your blood glucose is within your BG Goal Range. • Red if your blood glucose is below your BG Goal Range. To change your BG Goal Range, see "BG Goal Range" on page 114. The PDM adds a warning message for high and low blood glucose readings.
4 Blood Glucose Readings Warnings: Blood glucose readings below 70 mg/dL may indicate hypoglycemia (low blood glucose). Blood glucose readings above 250 mg/dL may indicate hyperglycemia (high blood glucose). Follow your healthcare provider's suggestions for treatment. If you get a “Treat your low BG!” message and feel symptoms such as weakness, sweating, nervousness, headache, irritability, or confusion, follow your healthcare provider’s recommendation to treat hypoglycemia.
CHAPTER 5 Delivering a Bolus of Insulin A bolus of insulin is used to lower a high blood glucose level and to cover the carbohydrates in a meal. Bolus insulin is delivered, when requested, in addition to insulin from a Basal Program or temp basal. For more information about boluses, see page 155. Warning: When using the extended bolus function, check your blood glucose levels more frequently to avoid hypoglycemia or hyperglycemia. Caution: Always measure your blood glucose prior to delivering a bolus.
5 Delivering a Bolus of Insulin the number pad. Enter the bolus amount and tap the checkmark. Then go to "Delivering an immediate or extended bolus" on page 59. 2. To enter carbs manually, tap the Enter Carbs field. Enter the grams of carbs and tap the checkmark. Note: Consult your healthcare provider about how to calculate the grams of carbs. 3. Optional: To look up carbs in the Food Library, tap FOOD LIBRARY and select the food for your meal (see "Add carbs to the Bolus Calculator" on page 67).
Delivering a Bolus of Insulin 5 If the PDM has a blood glucose reading from within the past 10 minutes, that value automatically appears in the BG field. If you want the Bolus Calculator to use that value, skip the next step. 2. Enter your blood glucose reading: • To use a paired BG meter—After measuring your blood glucose on the paired BG meter, tap SYNC BG METER. The blood glucose reading appears on the PDM screen.
5 Delivering a Bolus of Insulin 2. To review the Bolus Calculator's calculations, tap CALCULATIONS. You may need to swipe up or down to see all of the calculations. Tap CLOSE when done (see "Bolus Calculator equations" on page 162 for details). 3. To deliver the entire bolus immediately, tap CONFIRM and skip to step 5. 4. To extend some or all of a meal bolus: a. Tap EXTEND BOLUS. Note: The EXTEND BOLUS option is available when there is a meal bolus and the extended bolus setting is enabled. b.
Delivering a Bolus of Insulin 5 5. Review the bolus details on the Confirm Bolus screen. Immediate bolus: The screen for an immediate bolus shows the carbs and blood glucose values used for the bolus calculation and also the total bolus. Grams of carbs Blood glucose value The total bolus includes any IOB adjustments and any adjustments you made to the calculated bolus. Adjusted for IOB of x U means the Bolus Calculator took IOB into account (see page 145–page 170).
5 Delivering a Bolus of Insulin 6. Optional: Set up a reminder to check your blood glucose: a. Tap CREATE BG REMINDER. b. Tap the Check BG in field and enter the time for the reminder. c. Tap SAVE. Note: The CREATE BG REMINDER button appears only if the "Check BG after Bolus" reminder setting is turned on. To turn this setting on or off, see "Check BG after Bolus reminders" on page 110. 7. Tap START to begin the bolus.
Delivering a Bolus of Insulin 5 3. To deliver the entire bolus immediately, tap CONFIRM. Then skip to step 5. 4. To extend the bolus: a. Tap EXTEND BOLUS. Note: The EXTEND BOLUS option is only available if extended boluses are enabled (see page 117). b. Tap the Now field and type in the percentage of the bolus to be delivered now. Alternatively, tap the Extended field and enter the percentage to be extended.
5 Delivering a Bolus of Insulin Tracking the Progress of a Bolus During a bolus, the Home screen displays a progress bar. Immediate bolus progress During an immediate bolus, the Home screen displays a Bolus in Progress message along with a progress bar and details. If the Bolus Calculator is on, an estimate of the IOB is displayed in the lower left of the screen. If the Bolus Calculator is off (not shown), the amount of the last completed bolus is displayed in the lower left of the screen.
Delivering a Bolus of Insulin 5 Altering a Bolus in Progress When an immediate bolus is in progress, you must cancel it before performing any other action. During an extended bolus, you can: • Cancel the bolus. • Deliver a new immediate bolus and continue the extended bolus in progress. • Replace the bolus in progress with another bolus. If you get a communication error message when canceling a bolus, see "Error when sending insulin instructions to the Pod" on page 133.
5 Delivering a Bolus of Insulin 4. Tap CANCEL & CREATE NEW to cancel the active bolus. The PDM tells you how much of the bolus was undelivered. 5. Select how to handle the undelivered bolus amount: • If you want to add the undelivered bolus amount to the new extended bolus, tap ADD TO TOTAL BOLUS. Verify that the new total bolus is correct. Then tap EXTEND BOLUS. Note: The Bolus Calculator considers this added amount to be a user adjustment to the new bolus.
Delivering a Bolus of Insulin 5 All individual food items on the BROWSE list are marked with a heart. If the heart is an outline ( ), that food does not appear on the MY FOODS list. If the heart is solid ( ), you have added that food to the MY FOODS list. Foods with a solid heart ( ) are considered "favorite" foods. The back (< ) arrow takes you to the previous screen in the Food Library. Note: The total grams of carbs on the BROWSE list includes grams of fiber.
5 Delivering a Bolus of Insulin 5. Optional: Add additional foods: a. Tap the back (< ) arrow or use the search function to navigate to the next food item. Then tap to select the food item. b. Tap ADD. This adds the carbs from the new selection to the total carbs in the Food Carbs banner. c. Repeat this step until the Food Carbs banner shows the total carbs for your entire meal. Tip: Tap the Food Carbs banner to see the foods that are included in the total. 6. Tap ADD TO CALCULATOR.
Delivering a Bolus of Insulin 5 To remove a food from the Food Carbs total, tap the checkmark next to that food. 5. Repeat the preceding steps until the Food Carbs banner shows the total carbs for your entire meal. Tip: Tap the Food Carbs banner to see the foods that are included in the total. 6. To transfer the total carbs from the Food Carbs banner to the Bolus Calculator, tap ADD TO CALCULATOR. The Bolus Calculator screen appears with the total number of carbs entered in the Enter Carbs field.
5 Delivering a Bolus of Insulin Search by browsing the food categories The BROWSE list displays food categories listed in alphabetic order. To browse food categories: 1. Open the Food Library's BROWSE list: Menu icon ( ) > Food Library 2. Tap the BROWSE list. 3. Swipe up or down as needed and tap the desired category of food. 4. Continue selecting sub-categories until a list of individual foods is displayed. 5. Swipe up or down as needed to locate the desired food. Then tap to select it.
Delivering a Bolus of Insulin 5 b. Tap Enter New Name and type in a descriptive name. Tap the checkmark on the keypad. 6. Optional: Tap Quantity to specify how many portions of the food you will eat. 7. If the food has multiple serving sizes, tap Servings to specify the serving size and measurement units. 8. Optional: To help locate the food in the future, tap one or more tags. Swipe up as necessary to view the tags. Tap a tag again to deselect it. 9. Tap SAVE TO MY FOODS.
5 Delivering a Bolus of Insulin 8. To add a new food to an existing meal: a. Repeat steps 1 - 6 above. b. Tap the Add To A Meal (optional) field and tap the name of the desired meal. c. Optional: Add one or more tags to help you find the food in the future. d. Tap SAVE TO MY FOODS to add the food to the meal. e. Repeat this step to add additional food items to the meal. Note: The food items that make up the meal are shown immediately below the meal in the MY FOODS list.
Delivering a Bolus of Insulin 5 8. To create a different custom food, tap ADD ANOTHER ITEM. Swipe up to see a new set of name and carb fields. Repeat the preceding steps. 9. When done, tap SAVE TO MY FOODS. Your custom foods are displayed on the MY FOODS list for quick access in the future. Removing foods from the MY FOODS list To delete a food or meal from the MY FOODS list: 1. Navigate to the MY FOODS list: Menu icon ( ) > Food Library 2. Tap the MY FOODS list. 3. Tap EDIT. 4.
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CHAPTER 6 Modifying Basal Insulin Delivery This chapter describes how to modify your basal insulin delivery by using temporary basal rates or by switching to a different Basal Program (see "Temporary basal rates" on page 151). To create a new Basal Program, see page 81. To edit an existing Basal Program, see page 83. Using Temporary Basal Rates Use a temporary basal rate, or “temp basal,” to handle a temporary change in your routine.
6 Modifying Basal Insulin Delivery 2. Tap the Basal Rate field and enter the desired change in the basal rate: • If temp basals are configured as a percent (%) change, scroll the wheel up or down to define the percent change to the active Basal Program. An up arrow indicates increasing the basal rate above that of the active Basal Program. A down arrow indicates decreasing the basal rate below that of the active Basal Program.
Modifying Basal Insulin Delivery 6 After activation, the Home screen's Basal tab, renamed Temp Basal, indicates that the temp basal is running and how much time remains. At the end of the temp basal time period, the Pod automatically resumes the active Basal Program. Activate a temp basal preset A temp basal preset stores the details of a temp basal that you use frequently. To create or modify a temp basal preset, see "Temp Basal Presets" on page 85. To activate a temp basal preset: 1.
6 Modifying Basal Insulin Delivery Switching to a Different Basal Program Different days can have different routines. The PDM lets you create different Basal Programs for your different routines. For example, you may use one Basal Program on weekdays and a different one on weekends. To create, edit, or delete a Basal Program, see "Basal Programs" on page 81. To switch to a different Basal Program: 1. Navigate to: Menu icon ( ) > Basal Programs.
Modifying Basal Insulin Delivery 6 Suspending and Resuming Insulin Delivery Sometimes you may need to stop insulin delivery briefly. For example, you must suspend insulin delivery prior to editing an active Basal Program or resetting the time or date. The Omnipod DASH™ System lets you suspend all insulin delivery for up to two hours. For the difference between stopping insulin delivery using the suspend feature or the temp basal feature, see "Methods to temporarily stop insulin delivery" on page 154.
6 Modifying Basal Insulin Delivery Resume insulin delivery before the suspension period ends 1. Navigate to: Menu icon ( ) > Resume Insulin or If the Bolus Calculator is on, tap the large circle showing the IOB on the Home screen's Dashboard tab. 2. Tap RESUME INSULIN to confirm restarting the Basal Program scheduled for the current time. The PDM beeps to confirm that insulin delivery has resumed. Resume insulin delivery after the suspension period ends 1. Wake up your PDM, if necessary. 2.
CHAPTER 7 Managing Programs and Presets This chapter describes how to create, edit, and delete Basal Programs, temp basal presets, and bolus presets. Once set up, you can activate these quickly at a later time. Basal Programs You can create up to 12 Basal Programs. Each Basal Program can contain from one to 24 basal rates. Caution: Check with your healthcare provider before adjusting these settings. Create a new Basal Program To create a new Basal Program: 1.
7 Managing Programs and Presets 6. Define the basal segments one at a time. For each segment: a. Tap the End Time field and select the end time for the segment. b. Tap the Basal Rate field and select the desired basal rate for the segment. c. Tap NEXT. d. Repeat these steps until your final segment ends at midnight. 7. When your Basal Program covers 24 hours, tap CONTINUE. 8. A screen appears showing the full Basal Program as a graph and as a list.
Managing Programs and Presets 7 Edit or rename a Basal Program To edit or rename a Basal Program: 1. Write a list of all of the revised basal segments to guide you through reentering the values for each segment. Tip: You can write this list on the pages at the end of this User Guide. 2. Navigate to the list of Basal Programs: Menu icon ( ) > Basal Programs 3.
7 Managing Programs and Presets 8. To add a new segment: a. Tap the row containing the start time of the new segment. b. Tap the End Time field, and enter the start time of the new segment as the end time of this segment. c. Change the basal rate, if necessary. d. Tap NEXT. e. Then define the end time and basal rate for any following segments, as needed. 9. To delete a segment: a. Note the end time of the segment you want to delete. b. Tap the segment that precedes the segment you want to delete. c.
Managing Programs and Presets 7 Delete a Basal Program You can only delete a Basal Program that is not running; you cannot delete an active or suspended Basal Program. To delete a Basal Program: 1. Navigate to the list of Basal Programs: Menu icon ( ) > Basal Programs 2. Tap the Options icon ( ) next to the Basal Program you want to delete. 3. Tap Delete. 4. Tap DELETE to confirm deletion of the Basal Program.
7 Managing Programs and Presets 5. Tap NEXT. 6. Tap the Basal Rate field and scroll to the desired value. 7. Tap the Duration field and enter a duration for the preset. The temporary change to the Basal Program is shown on the graph. Note: You will be able to modify the duration of a temp basal preset when you activate it. 8. Tap CONFIRM. 9. Tap SAVE to save this as a temp basal preset. 10. If you would like to start this temp basal now, tap ACTIVATE. Otherwise, tap NOT NOW.
Managing Programs and Presets 7 Delete a temp basal preset Note: You cannot delete a temp basal preset that is running. To delete a temp basal preset: 1. Navigate to the Temp Basal Presets screen: Menu icon ( ) > Temp Basal Presets 2. Tap the Options icon ( ) next to the preset you want to delete. 3. Tap Delete. 4. Tap DELETE to confirm deletion of the preset. Bolus Presets Use bolus presets to store commonly used bolus amounts for quick retrieval in the future.
7 Managing Programs and Presets 5. Optional: Tap a tag to appear next to the name of the new preset. Tap a second time to deselect the tag. If you do not select a tag, a default tag is used. 6. Tap NEXT. 7. Tap the Total Bolus field and enter the units of insulin for the bolus preset. 8. Tap SAVE to save the new bolus preset. Edit or rename a bolus preset To edit or rename a bolus preset: 1. Navigate to the Bolus Presets screen: Menu icon ( ) > Bolus Presets 2.
CHAPTER 8 Browsing Your PDM Records Your PDM records are displayed on: • Notifications & Alarms screens • Insulin & BG History screens, which show insulin, blood glucose, carbohydrate, and Pod events The PDM can store 90 days of history records. Once the memory is full, new records begin to replace the oldest records. You can browse but not edit the information in your records. Note: The data stored in the PDM is preserved if the PDM battery runs out.
8 Browsing Your PDM Records 4. When finished, tap the back arrow ( ) in the upper left of the screen. New notifications have a blue icon ( ). When a notification has been displayed on this screen and you have exited by tapping the back arrow ( ), the icon will be gray ( ) the next time you view this screen. For a description of the alarms and notifications, see page 121.
Browsing Your PDM Records 8 Date Selection When you first access the History screens, information from the current day is displayed. You can view records from a different day or a range of dates. Date range selector Date(s) being displayed Previous date arrow (single day view only) One day To view records from today or a recent day: 1. Navigate to: Menu icon ( ) > History : Insulin & BG History. Today's history records are displayed. 2. To view a recent date, tap the previous date arrow (<). 3.
8 Browsing Your PDM Records Summary Section The upper section of the History screens summarizes the records for the day or date range. Summary item Description Row 1 (see page 90) Current BG Goal Range Average BG Lower limit and upper limit of your BG Goal Range. The average of all blood glucose readings, including readings from a paired BG meter and manually-entered readings. LO and HI blood glucose readings are excluded. BG in Range Percentage of blood glucose readings within your BG Goal Range.
Browsing Your PDM Records 8 Summary item Description Row 3 (see page 90) Total Insulin Average Total Insulin Basal Insulin Average Basal Insulin Bolus Insulin Average Bolus Insulin Total insulin (basal + bolus) delivered for the day or average total insulin delivered for the date range. Amount of basal insulin delivered for the day or average delivered for the date range. This includes insulin delivered by the Basal Program, adjusted for temp basals, periods of insulin suspension, and Pod deactivation.
8 Browsing Your PDM Records Details Section Swipe up on the history screens to see the details section. One day view The details section of the one day History screen shows individual records listed by time of day. BG, Bolus and Carbs column headings Banners indicate PDM or Pod events that continue until a change is signaled on a new banner. Tap a down arrow to display more details. Tap again to hide the details. Swipe to see more records.
Browsing Your PDM Records 8 Blood glucose details The icon displayed with a blood glucose entry indicates the source of the blood glucose reading and whether the blood glucose reading was in range. The blood glucose icons are: Paired BG meter Manual BG entry Above BG Goal Range Within BG Goal Range Below BG Goal Range Tapping a row with a blood glucose reading expands the row to show any applied tags and whether the blood glucose reading was from a paired BG meter or was entered manually.
8 Browsing Your PDM Records Tapping a row with a bolus entry brings up additional details about the bolus, including: • Whether the bolus was calculated by the Bolus Calculator or was a manually-calculated bolus. • The name of the bolus preset, if used. • The VIEW BOLUS CALCULATIONS button if the Bolus Calculator was used. Tapping this button brings up a screen showing calculation details and whether you made a manual adjustment to the calculated bolus.
Browsing Your PDM Records 8 When the Pod has not confirmed bolus delivery After you confirm the amount of a bolus that you want delivered, a bolus instruction is sent to your Pod. When the Pod completes delivery, it sends a confirmation to the PDM that the bolus was delivered. Before the PDM receives confirmation from the Pod that the bolus has been delivered, the PDM estimates the amount delivered. During this time, the History screens use a gray exclamation icon to indicate that the bolus is estimated.
8 Browsing Your PDM Records If a temp basal was canceled, the Temp Basal started banner contains the initially scheduled duration and the Temp Basal canceled banner contains the actual duration. Basal rate at midnight The first entry for each day is a banner displaying the status of the basal insulin delivery at midnight. If a Basal Program or temp basal was carried over from the day before, the banner indicates that this is a continued program. If insulin was suspended at midnight, the banner states this.
CHAPTER 9 Adjusting Settings As your needs change, you may want to adjust various settings on your PDM. Many settings use toggles to turn settings on or off. When the button is blue and on the right side, the setting is on. When the button is gray and on the left, the setting is off. Tapping anywhere on the button toggles it between the left and right sides. You can see an on-screen description of some settings by tapping the name of the setting.
9 Adjusting Settings • To turn airplane mode on or off via the Power button: a. Press and hold the Power button until a screen appears with an Airplane Mode option. b. Tap Airplane Mode to toggle between on and off. Wi-Fi To manage the PDM's Wi-Fi connection: 1. Navigate to: Settings icon ( ) > PDM Device > Wi-Fi. 2. Tap the toggle to toggle Wi-Fi on or off. When the Wi-Fi toggle is set to on, the PDM scans for available Wi-Fi networks. 3.
Adjusting Settings 9 b. Follow the on-screen instructions until you get to the pairing screen. c. Make sure that the Bluetooth® setting is on. d. Tap Next. 3. On your PDM: a. Navigate to: Settings icon ( ) > PDM Device > Omnipod DISPLAY™. b. If your PDM is already paired to an Omnipod DISPLAY™ on one phone and you want to pair to a different phone, tap UNPAIR, then tap UNPAIR again. c. Tap GET STARTED. A confirmation code appears on the PDM and the phone. 4.
9 Adjusting Settings Lock screen You can edit your Lock screen message, background image, and your PIN. The lock screen message, image, and PIN help ensure that you are using the correct PDM. Lock screen message To change your Lock screen message: 1. Navigate to: Settings icon ( ) > PDM Device > Message. 2. Tap the Lock screen message field and enter the message you want the PDM to display when you turn it on. 3. Tap SAVE. Lock screen background To change the background image on the Lock screen: 1.
Adjusting Settings 9 Date and date format To change the date: 1. If you have a paired BG meter, sync your BG meter to import any recent blood glucose readings: Menu icon ( ) > Enter BG > SYNC BG METER 2. Navigate to: Settings icon ( ) > PDM Device > Date. 3. To change the date format, tap the upper box with the date format and select the desired date format. 4. To change the date: a. If you have an active Pod, tap SUSPEND INSULIN and tap YES. b.
9 Adjusting Settings Time and time format Caution: Be careful to set the time correctly. The time setting affects the operation of several Omnipod DASH™ System features. To change the time: 1. If you have a paired BG meter, sync your BG meter to import any recent blood glucose readings: Menu icon ( ) > Enter BG > SYNC BG METER 2. Navigate to: Settings icon ( ) > PDM Device > Time. 3. To change the time format, tap the toggle to choose between 12 hr format (AM/PM) and 24 hr format. 4.