V-Go Insulin Delivery Device Quick Reference Manual - ™
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Tips for Safety and Success with V-Go
™
V-Gocanbewornanyplacewhereinsulincanbeinjectedandthat
remainsflatwhenyousit,stand,orliedown.Forbestresults,choose
asuitablesiteandprepareitappropriately.
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Afterafull24hoursofuse,replaceusedV-GowithanewfilledV-Go.
IfV-Gofallsofforstopsworking,replaceitwithanewfilledV-Go
immediately.
DonottakeanyotherinsulinshotswithV-Go.
Basalrate:V-Godeliversacontinuouspresetbasalrateofinsulin
over24hoursthatbeginswhenyoupressandlocktheneedlebutton.
Makesuretopressneedlebuttontobegintheflowofinsulin.Ifyou
wereonlong-actinginsulinbeforeV-Go,donotadministerorpushin
thenumberofbasalUnitsyouweretakingusingthebolusreadyand
deliverybuttons.
Bolusdose:Bolusdosingisa2-stepprocess.Eachpushofbolus
deliverybuttondelivers2Unitsofinsulin(1push=2Units).There
isamaximumof18pushes(36Units)ineach24-hourperiod.
Checkyourbloodglucoseandmovementofgreyindicatoratregular
intervals(≈3timesaday)tomakesureV-Goisworkingproperly.
Theindicatormovesveryslowlyoverthe24-hourperiod.