Tools for Record Keeping

Why is it important to keep good records?
Your healthcare team can help you reach your goal of near-normal blood glucose levels much faster if you keep good records of your insulin use, diet, exercise and other events that can affect your blood sugar levels.

Refer to your logbook when testing your basal rates and bolus doses. In addition, always bring your last 90 days of records to your healthcare provider at each quarterly visit. For more information, log on and use our free insulin pump tutorial at www.pumpschoolonline.com .

Medtronic CareLink^TM Web Based Data Management Tool
The Medtronic CareLink^TM Management System for Diabetes combines data from all of your diabetes management tools to give you and your healthcare professional a clear - and easy - view of your progression on the pump.

Medtronic CareLink^TM System is an easy, practical way to chart your blood glucose fluctuations, and to compare those changes with your daily activities, including meals, exercise, and sleep. This online system brings together information from all of your diabetes management tools, including your:

• Paradigm® insulin pump
• Blood glucose meter
• Logbook

Paper systems
If you prefer a paper-based system, try the checkbook-size Daily Journal, designed especially for insulin pump users. Daily blood glucose test results, carbohydrate intake, meal and correction boluses, basal rates, exercise, ketones, and set changes all fit neatly into a compact, two-page layout. The Daily Journal can also provide an important written record in the unlikely event that your pump’s or meter's memory is erased.

Download a FREE, faxable Daily Journal:

Daily Journal (approx. 350 KB).
Acrobat Reader required.

Acrobat Reader is a convenient format for frequent communication with your healthcare team.

Guidelines for Using the Daily Journal
Important Note : The shaded area of the Daily Journal graph represents the optimal target levels of blood glucose control for most people with diabetes. Don't be hard on yourself if you cannot immediately achieve these numbers. It can take some time to achieve this level of control.

How to use the Daily Journal:

• Print these Instructions for future reference.
• After downloading the Daily Journal, photocopy the page multiple times.
• Write the day and date in the spaces provided on the top of the page.
• Find the time of the entry you are making. Test your blood glucose, and enter the value in the space labelled BLOOD GLUCOSE.
• If you are eating at this time, write the grams of carbohydrates in the space labelled CARBOHYDRATES.
• If you are taking a correction and/or meal bolus, record it in the space labelled MEAL BOLUS and/or CORRECTION BOLUS. Even if you have added these together to take one bolus, write the separate amounts in the corresponding spaces.
• Record your basal rate in the space labelled BASAL RATE. If you have more than one rate, be sure to record the rate in the space corresponding to the correct time for each rate.
• When you exercise, write the minutes in the space labelled EXERCISE.
• If you test your urine ketones, write the result in the space labelled URINE KETONES. Each time you test your ketones, write the result even if negative.
• Record the time you change your infusion set in the space labelled SET CHANGE. This notation will help you to evaluate any changes in your blood glucose readings from changing your infusion set.
• Record the food you eat in the BREAKFAST, LUNCH and DINNER columns provided.

In the NOTES section, write down any information that may explain your blood glucose values or decisions. Use this section as you would a personal journal.

Note: Information on this site should not be used as a substitute for talking to your doctor.