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Basal rate: the small, continuous doses of regular or rapid-acting insulin that take the place of longer-acting insulin (such as NPH, Ultralente or Lantus) to keep blood glucose steady when you’re not eating. Because you can adjust your basal insulin for different times of the day, an insulin pump can more closely mimic a healthy pancreas. For example, when you sit at your desk during work, you program the pump to automatically give more insulin than when you exercise at the gym.
Bolus dose: a larger dose of insulin taken with food or to correct high blood glucose.
Infusion set: the soft, flexible tubing, adhesive, connection hub and cannula that deliver insulin from the pump to your body. You generally wear an infusion set for 2 to 3 days at a time.
Infusion site: the location on the body where you place the infusion set – usually on the abdomen, thigh or buttocks.
Rapid-acting insulin: a type of insulin that generally starts working within 15 minutes and can last up to 5 hours. Rapid-acting insulin is more like the insulin a non-diabetic pancreas naturally produces.
Reservoir: the storage space inside the pump that holds up to 3 days worth of insulin.

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