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| -# Override Targets |
| 1 | +# Presets |
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| -Your Loop has two override targets that you can set; *Pre-meal* and *Workout*. When activated, these targets will "override" or take the place of your usual correction range and therefore will affect Loop's decisions about insulin delivery. |
| 3 | +Your Loop has a built-in preset you can activate: *`Pre-meal`*. |
| 4 | +You can also define custom presets, like a *Workout* preset. |
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| -You can set the value for these override targets from the Correction Range area of Loop settings. Generally speaking, pre-meal targets are set to value(s) lower than your correction range, and workout targets are set to value(s) greater than your correction range. *Loop* will indicate that an override target is active by showing a darker blue bar on the blood glucose chart showing the duration and location of the target. |
| 6 | +When activated, a preset will "override" or take the place of your usual correction range, affecting Loop's insulin delivery decisions. |
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| -## Pre-Meal Targets |
| 8 | +## Configuring the Pre-Meal Preset |
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| -The pre-meal target is also known as the **pre-meal preset**. |
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| -When activated by pressing the icon that looks like a timer :material-camera-timer: between a f​ork and a knife :fontawesome-solid-utensils:) it will stay active for: |
| 10 | +You can set the value for this *pre-meal* preset from the Correction Range area of *Loop* settings. Generally speaking, the *Pre-meal* is set to value(s) lower than your correction range. |
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| 12 | +## Activating the Pre-Meal Preset |
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| 14 | +You can activate the `Pre-Meal` preset by pressing the icon that looks like a timer :material-camera-timer: between a f​ork and a knife :fontawesome-solid-utensils:. |
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| 16 | +It will stay active for: |
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12 | 18 | * one hour, or
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13 | 19 | * until carbs are entered, or
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14 | 20 | * until the pre-meal target is manually cancelled by pressing the icon again.
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| -Pre-meal target will automatically end when one of those three things happens, whichever comes first will end the pre-meal target. |
| 22 | +*Pre-meal* preset will automatically end when one of those three things happens, whichever comes first will end the pre-meal preset. |
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| -The original intent of the pre-meal target was to help give a gentle, easy pre-bolus effect to help lessen a post-meal blood glucose spike. By lowering your Loop's target going into a meal, you can get a "pre-bolus" effect because Loop will aim for that lower target and thus tend to set a little more aggressive insulin delivery while the target is active. Loop will recognize the "extra" insulin that has been delivered while pre-meal is active, and Loop will smartly take that into account when it is finally time to recommend a bolus at meal entry time. |
| 24 | +!!! info "How to tell if a preset is active?" |
| 25 | + *Loop* will indicate that a Preset is active by showing a darker blue bar on the blood glucose chart showing the duration and location of the target. |
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| 27 | +The original intent of the pre-meal preset was to help give a gentle, easy pre-bolus effect to help lessen a post-meal blood glucose spike. By lowering your Loop's target going into a meal, you can get a "pre-bolus" effect because Loop will aim for that lower target and thus tend to set a little more aggressive insulin delivery while the target is active. Loop will recognize the "extra" insulin that has been delivered while pre-meal is active, and Loop will smartly take that into account when it is finally time to recommend a bolus at meal entry time. |
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| -Pre-meal target won't replace the utility of a true pre-bolus in most situations, but it can be useful in many situations beyond simply helping meals. This lower target can help Loop be more aggressive: |
| 29 | +*Pre-meal* preset won't replace the utility of a true pre-bolus in most situations, but it can be useful in many situations beyond simply helping meals. This lower target can help Loop be more aggressive: |
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22 | 31 | * During stressful events where adrenaline might be causing increased blood glucose
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23 | 32 | * During exercise that may tend to increase blood glucose
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24 | 33 | * During illness that is causing high blood glucose
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| -## Workout Targets |
| 36 | +## Creating a Custom Preset |
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| -The workout target, when activated, will give a duration choice of 1 hour, 2 hours, or indefinitely. The workout target set greater than your usual correction range is useful to help in situations where Loop needs to be *less* aggressive with insulin delivery. The most common use of the workout target is to set it in advance and during exercise to help minimize IOB going into a workout. While the name is a hint to the most common timing of this override's use, there are other times when it can be helpful, such as: |
| 38 | +You can also [create a custom override preset](https://loopkit.github.io/loopdocs/operation/features/overrides/#create-an-override-preset){: target="_blank" } (like `Workout`, for instance) by pressing the blue heart pulse icon :material-heart-pulse:. |
| 39 | +When activated, your `Workout` Preset could set a target greater than your usual correction range for a specific duration to help in situations where *Loop* needs to be less aggressive with insulin delivery |
| 40 | +The most common use of a *Workout* Preset is to set it in advance and during exercise to help minimize IOB going into a workout. |
| 41 | +There are other times when it can be helpful, such as: |
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| -* Helping to recover from low blood glucose treatment |
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| -* Helping after workouts when still experiencing increased insulin sensitivity |
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| -* Helping during illness which tends to lower blood glucose or increase insulin sensitivity |
| 43 | +- Helping to recover from low blood glucose treatment |
| 44 | +- Helping after workouts when still experiencing increased insulin sensitivity |
| 45 | +- Helping during illness which tends to lower blood glucose or increase insulin sensitivity |
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| -You can read more about the timing and use of workout targets before/during/after exercise on the [Exercise](exercise.md) page of these tips. |
| 47 | +The [Exercise](exercise.md) page of these tips provides more information about the timing and use of a Workout Preset before, during, and after exercise. |
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