AAPS screens
The Homescreen
This is the first screen you will come across when you open AAPS, and it contains most of the information that you will need day to day.
Section A - Tabs
Navigate between the various AAPS modules.
Alternatively you can change screens by swiping left or right.
Displayed tabs can be selected in config builder.
Section B - Profile & target
Current Profile
The current profile is displayed in the left bar.
Short press profile bar to view profile details. Long press profile bar to switch between different profiles.
Regular display with a standard profile activation.
Profile switch with a remaining duration of 59mn.
Profile switch with a specific percentage of 120%.
Profile switch with a specific percentage of 80% and a remaining duration of 59 mn.
Profile switch with a time shift of -1 hour.
Profile switch with a specific percentage of 120%, time shift of 1 hour, and a remaining duration of 59mn.
Target
Current target blood glucose level is displayed in the right bar.
Short press target bar to set a Temporary Target.
If a temp target is set, the bar turns yellow and the remaining time in minutes is shown in brackets.
Visualization of Dynamic target adjustment
When using the SMB algorithm and Autosens functionality, AAPS can dynamically adjust your target based on sensitivity.
Enable either one or both of the following options in Preferences > OpenAPS SMB settings:
«sensitivity raises target» and/or
«resistance lowers target»
If AAPS detects resistance or sensitivity, the target will change from what is set from profile. When it alters the target glucose, the background will change to green.
Section C - BG & loop status
Current blood glucose
The latest blood glucose reading from your CGM is shown on the left side.
The color of the BG value reflects the status to the defined range.
green = in range
red = below range
yellow = above range
The greyish block in the middle shows minutes since last reading and changes since last reading, in the last 15 and 40 minutes.
Loop status
On the right side, an icon shows the loop status:
Green circle = loop running
Green circle with dotted line = low glucose suspend (LGS)
Red circled = loop disabled (not working permanently)
Yellow circle = loop suspended (temporarily paused but basal insulin will be given) - remaining time is shown below icon
Grey circle = pump disconnected (temporarily no insulin dosage at all) - remaining time is shown below icon
Orange circle = super bolus running - remaining time is shown below icon
Blue circle with dotted line = open loop
Short press or Long press the icon to open the Loop dialog to switch loop mode (Close, Low Glucose Suspend, Open or Disable), suspend / re-enable loop or disconnect / reconnect pump.
If short press on Loop icon, a validation is required after selection in Loop Dialog
BG warning sign
If for any reason, there are issues in the BG readings AAPS receives, you will get a warning signal beneath your BG number on the main screen.
Red warning sign: Duplicate BG data
The red warning sign is signaling you to get active immediately: You are receiving duplicate BG data, which does avoid the loop to do its work right. Therefore, your loop will be disabled until it is resolved.
{admonition} Your loop is not running
:class: note
Your loop is not running until you solve this issue !
Θα πρέπει να βρείτε γιατί παίρνετε διπλά δεδομένα γλυκόζης αίματος:
Is Dexcom bridge enabled on your Nightscout site? Disable the bridge by going to the administration panel of your Nightscout instance, edit the «enable» variable and remove the «bridge» part there. (Για το heroku λεπτομέρειες μπορείτε να βρείτε εδώ.)
Do multiple sources upload your BG to Nightscout? If you use the BYODA app, enable the upload in AAPS but do not enable it in xDrip+, if you use that.
Do you have any followers that might receive your BG but do also upload it again to your Nightscout site?
Last resort: In AAPS, go to Preferences > NSClient, select the sync settings and disable the «Accept CGM data from NS» option.
To remove the warning immediately and get to loop running again, you need to manually delete a couple of entries from the Dexcom/xDrip+ tab.
Ωστόσο, όταν υπάρχουν πολλές διπλές καταχωρήσεις, μπορεί να είναι ευκολότερο να
να επαναφέρετε τη βάση δεδομένων στο μενού συντήρησης και
import your settings again
Κίτρινο προειδοποιητικό σημάδι
The yellow warning signal is indicating that your BG arrived in irregular time intervals or that some BGs are missing. When pressing the sign, the message indicates “Recalculated data used”.
Συνήθως δεν χρειάζεται να κάνετε κάτι. Το κλειστό κύκλωμα θα συνεχίσει να λειτουργεί!
As a sensor change is interrupting the constant flow of BG data, a yellow warning sign after sensor change is normal and nothing to worry about.
Special note for Libre users:
Όλα τα libre χάνουν ένα ή δύο λεπτά κάθε λίγες ώρες, πράγμα που σημαίνει ότι δεν έχετε ποτέ μια τέλεια ροή κανονικών χρονικών διαστημάτων γλυκόζης αίματος.
Also, jumpy readings interrupt the continuous flow.
Therefore, the yellow warning sign will be “always on” for Libre users.
Note: Up to 30h hours are taken into accord for AAPS calculations. So even after you solved the origin problem, it can take about 30 hours for the yellow triangle to disappear after the last irregular interval occurred.
Section D - IOB, COB, BR and AS
Syringe: insulin on board (IOB) - amount of active insulin inside your body
The insulin on board figure would be zero if just your standard basal was running and there was no insulin remaining from previous boluses.
IOB may be negative if there have recently been periods of reduced basal.
Πιέστε το εικονίδιο για να δείτε το διαχωρισμό της γευματικής και της βασικής ινσουλίνης
Grain: carbs on board (COB) - yet unabsorbed carbs you have eaten before The icon pulses red if carbs are required (see below)
Purple line: current basal rate. The icon changes to reflect temporary changes in basal rate (flat at 100%)
Press the icon to see the base basal rate and details of any temp basal (including remaining duration)
Arrows up & down: indicating actual Autosens status (enabled or disabled) and value is shown below icon
Απαιτούνται υδατάνθρακες
Οι προτάσεις υδατανθράκων δίνονται όταν το πλάνο αναφοράς ανιχνεύει ότι απαιτούνται υδατάνθρακες.
This is when the oref algorithm thinks it can’t rescue you by zero-temping, and you will need carbs to fix.
Οι ειδοποιήσεις υδατανθράκων είναι πολύ πιο εξελιγμένες από αυτές του υπολογιστή γεματικής δόσης. You might see carbs suggestion whilst bolus calculator does not show missing carbs.
Carb required notifications can be pushed to Nightscout if wished, in which case an announcement will be shown and broadcast.
Section E - Status lights
Status lights give a visual warning for
Cannula age
Insulin age (days reservoir is used)
Reservoir level (units)
Sensor age
Battery age and level (%)
If threshold warning is exceeded, values will be shown in yellow.
If threshold critical is exceeded, values will be shown in red.
Settings can be changed in Preferences > Overview > Status lights.
Depending on the pump you use, you may not have all of these icons.
Section F - Main graph
The graph shows your blood glucose (BG) as read from your glucose monitor (CGM).
Notes entered in action tab such as fingerstick calibrations and carbs entries as well as profile switches are shown here.
Long press on the graph to change the timescale. You can choose 6, 12, 18 or 24 hours.
The green area reflects your target range.
Blue triangles show SMB - if enabled in Preferences > OpenAPS SMB.
Activate optional information
On the main graph, you can switch on these optional information:
Προβλέψεις
Basals
Activity - insulin activity curve
To show this information, click the triangle on the right side of the main graph. For the main graph just the three options above the line «——- Graph 1 ——-» are available.
Prediction lines
Orange line: COB (color is used generally to represent COB and carbs)
This prediction line shows where your BG (not where COB itself!) will go based on the current Profile settings, assuming that the deviations due to carb absorption remain constant. Αυτή η γραμμή εμφανίζεται μόνο εάν υπάρχουν γνωστοί Ενεργοί Υδατάνθρακες.
Dark blue line: IOB (color is used generally to represent IOB and insulin)
This prediction line shows what would happen under the influence of insulin only. For example if you dialed in some insulin and then didn’t eat any carbs.
Ανοιχτή μπλε γραμμή: μηδενικός προσωρινός ρυθμός (προβλεπόμενη γλυκόζη αίματος αν θα οριζόταν προσωρινός βασικός ρυθμός στο 0%)
This prediction line shows how the BG trajectory line would change if the pump stopped all insulin delivery (0% TBR).
This line appears only when the SMB algorithm is used.
Dark yellow line: UAM (un-announced meals)
Unannounced meals means that a significant increase in glucose levels due to meals, adrenaline or other influences is detected. Prediction line is similar to the orange COB line, but it assumes that the deviations will taper down at a constant rate (by extending the current rate of reduction).
This line appears only when the SMB algorithm is used.
Σκούρη πορτοκαλί γραμμή: εΕΥ (επιταχυνόμενη απορρόφηση υδατανθράκων)
Παρόμοια με τους Ενεργούς Υδατάνθρακες, αλλά υποθέτοντας ένα στατικό ρυθμό απορρόφησης υδατανθράκων 10 mg/dL/5m (-0.555 mmol/l/5m). Deprecated and of limited usefulness.
This line appears only when the older AMA algorithm is used.
Usually your real glucose curve ends up in the middle of these lines, or close to the one which makes assumptions that closest resemble your situation.
Basals
A solid blue line shows the basal delivery of your pump and reflects the actual delivery over time.
The dotted blue line is what the basal rate would be if there were no temporary basal adjustments (TBRs).
When the standard basal rate is given, the area under the curve is shown in dark blue. When the basal rate is temporarily adjusted (increased or decreased), the area under the curve is shown in light blue.
Άσκηση
The thin yellow line shows the activity of Insulin.
It is based on the expected drop in BG of the insulin in your system if no other factors (like carbs) were present.
Section G - additional graphs
You can activate up to four additional graphs below the main graph.
To open settings for additional graphs click the triangle on the right side of the main graph and scroll down.
To add another graph check the box on the left side of its name (i.e. ——- Graph 1 ——-).
Most users find the following configuration of additional graphs to be adequate :
Graph 1 with IOB, COB, Sensitivity
Graph 2 with Deviations and BGI.
Absolute insulin
Active insulin including boluses and basal.
Insulin on board
Shows the insulin you have on board (= active insulin in your body). It includes insulin from bolus and temporary basal (but excludes basal rates set in your profile).
If there were no SMBs, no boluses and no TBR during DIA time this would be zero.
IOB can be negative if you have no remaining bolus and zero/low temp for a longer time.
Decaying depends on your DIA and insulin profile settings.
Ενεργοί Υδατάνθρακες
Shows the carbs you have on board (= active, not yet decayed carbs in your body).
Decaying depends on the deviations the algorithm detects.
If it detects a higher carb absorption than expected, insulin would be given and this will increase IOB (more or less, depending on your safety settings).
Ευαισθησία
Shows the sensitivity that Autosens has detected.
Sensitivity is a calculation of sensitivity to insulin as a result of exercise, hormones etc.
Note, you need to be in Objective 8 in order to let Sensitivity Detection/Autosens automatically adjust the amount of insulin delivered. Before reaching that objective, the line in your graph is displayed for information only.
Heart rate
This data may be available when using a Garmin smartwatch.
Αποκλίσεις
Grey bars show a deviation due to carbs.
Green bars show that BG is higher than the algorithm expected it to be. Green bars are used to increase resistance in Autosens.
Red bars show that BG is lower than the algorithm expected. Red bars are used to increase sensitivity in Autosens.
Yellow bars show a deviation due to UAM.
Black bars show small deviations not taken into account for sensitivity
Blood Glucose Impact
This line shows the degree to which BG ‘should’ rise or fall based on insulin activity alone.
It is a good combination to display this line along with the Deviation bars. They share the same scale, but it is a different one than the other optional data, so it is a good idea to display them on a separate graph, as shown above. Comparing the BGI line and the Deviation bars is another way to understand how BG fluctuates. Here, at the time marked 1, the Deviation bars are greater than the BGI line, indicating that BG is rising. Later, during the hours marked 2, BGI and DEV are pretty much in line, indicating that BG is stable.
Section H - Buttons
Buttons for Insulin, Carbs and Calculator are almost always visible. If the connection to the pump is lost, the insulin button will not be visible.
Other Buttons can be setup in Preferences > Overview > Buttons.
About using the Insulin, Carbs and Calculator buttons : If enabled in the Preferences > Overview, the Notes field allows you to enter text that will show on the main graph, and may be uploaded to Nightscout - depending on your settings for NS client.
Ινσουλίνη
To give a certain amount of insulin without using the bolus calculator.
By checking the box Start eating soon TT, you can automatically start your eating soon temp target.
If you do not want to bolus through the pump but record an insulin amount (i.e. insulin given by pen) check the corresponding box. When checking this box, you get an additional field “Time offset”, that you can use to record an insulin injection made in the past.
You can use the buttons to quickly increase the insulin quantity. The increment values can be changed in the Preferences > Overview > Buttons.
Υδατάνθρακες
To record carbs without bolusing.
Certain pre-set temporary targets can be set directly by checking the box.
Time offset: When will you / have you been eaten carbs (in minutes).
Duration: To be used for «extended carbs»
You can use the buttons to quickly increase the carb amount. The increment values can be changed in the Preferences > Overview > Buttons.
Υπολογιτής
See Bolus Wizard section below.
Calibrations
Sends a calibration to xDrip+ or opens Dexcom calibration dialogue.
Must be activated in Preferences > Overview > Buttons.
CGM
Opens xDrip+.
Back button returns to AAPS.
Must be activated in Preferences > Overview > Buttons.
Quick Wizard
Easily enter amount of carbs and set calculation basics.
Details are set up in Preferences > Overview > QuickWizard settings.
Bolus Wizard
When you want to make a meal bolus, this is where you will normally make it from.
Section I
Εμφανίζει το υπολογισμένο bolus.
If the amount of insulin on board already exceeds the calculated bolus then it will just display the amount of carbs still required.
Section J
BG field is normally already populated with the latest reading from your CGM. Εάν δεν έχετε λειτουργικό CGM τότε θα είναι κενό.
In the Carbs field, you add your estimate of the amount of carbs - or equivalent - that you want to bolus for.
The Corr field is if you want to modify the end dosage for some reason.
The Carb time field is for pre-bolusing so you can tell the system that there will be a delay before the carbs are to be expected. Μπορείτε να βάλετε έναν αρνητικό αριθμό σε αυτό το πεδίο αν κάνετε bolusing για προηγούμενους υδατάνθρακες.
Eating reminder : For carbs in the future, the alarm checkbox can be selected (and is by default when a time in the future is entered) so that you can be reminded at the given time, when to eat the carbs you have input into AAPS.
Section K
Profile allows you to select a different profile than the current one, to make the calculation for the insulin required. This profile selection applies only for the current bolus, it is not a profile change.
Super Bolus is where the basal insulin for the next two hours is added to the immediate bolus and a zero TBR is issued for the following two hours to take back the extra insulin. The option only shows when «Enable Superbolus in wizard» is set in the Preferences > Overview > Advanced Settings. Η ιδέα είναι να παραδώσουμε την ινσουλίνη νωρίτερα και ελπίζουμε να μειώσουμε τις απότομες μεταβολές.
For details visit diabetesnet.com.
Section L
Details of the wizard’s bolus calculation.
You can deselect any that you do not want to include, but you normally wouldn’t want to.
For safety reasons the TT box must be ticked manually, if you want the bolus wizard to calculate based on an existing temporary target.
Συνδυασμοί COB και IOB και τι σημαίνουν
For safety reasons, the IOB box cannot be unticked when COB box is ticked as you might run the risk of too much insulin as AAPS is not accounting for what’s already given.
If you tick COB and IOB, unabsorbed carbs that are not already covered with insulin + all insulin that has been delivered as TBR or SMB will be taken into account.
If you tick IOB without COB, AAPS takes account of already delivered insulin but won’t cover that off against any carbs still to be absorbed. Αυτό οδηγεί σε μια ειδοποίηση σχετικά με την «εξαφάνιση των υδατανθράκων».
If you bolus for additional food shortly after a meal bolus (i.e. additional desert) it can be helpful to untick all boxes. This way just the new carbs are being added as the main meal won’t necessarily be absorbed so IOB won’t match COB accurately shortly after a meal bolus.
The box near the eye allows you to choose between the detailed view, with the numbers entering the calculation for each item, or the simple view with icons. Pressing on an icon will enable / disable this entry from the calculation.
Wrong COB detection
If you see the warning above after using bolus wizard, AAPS has detected that the calculated COB value may be wrong. So, if you want to bolus again after a previous meal with COB, you should be aware of overdosing!
For details, see the hints on COB calculation page.
Action tab
Actions - section M
Button Profile switch as an alternative to pressing the current profile on homescreen.
Button Temporary target as an alternative to pressing the current target on homescreen.
Button to start or cancel a temporary basal rate. Please note that the button changes from “TEMPBASAL” to “CANCEL x%” when a temporary basal rate is set.
Even though extended boluses do not really work in a closed loop environment some people were asking for an option to use extended bolus anyway.
This option is only available for Dana RS and Insight pumps.
Closed loop will automatically be stopped and switched to open loop mode for the time running extended bolus.
Make sure to read the details before using this option.
Careportal - section N
Displays information on:
sensor age & level (battery percentage)
insulin age & level (units)
cannula age
pump battery age & level (percentage
Less information will be shown if low resolution skin is used (Preferences > General > Skin).
Sensor level (battery)
Works for CGM with an additional transmitter such as MiaoMiao 2. (Technically sensor has to send cat level information to xDrip+.)
Thresholds can be set in Preferences > Overview > Status lights.
Careportal - section O
BG check, prime/fill, sensor insert and pump battery change are the base for the data displayed in section N.
Prime/Fill allows you to record pump site and insulin cartridge change.
Section O reflects the Nightscout careportal. So exercise, announcement and question are special forms of notes.
Tools - section P
History Browser
Allows you to ride back in AAPS history.
TDD
Total daily dose = bolus + basal per day
Μερικοί γιατροί χρησιμοποιούν - ειδικά για νέες αντλίες - μια αναλογία βασικού ρυθμού προς bolus 50:50.
Therefore, ratio is calculated as TDD / 2 * TBB (Total base basal = sum of basal rate within 24 hours).
Άλλοι προτιμούν το εύρος από 32% έως 37% του TDD για TBB.
Όπως και οι περισσότεροι από αυτούς τους κανόνες, είναι περιορισμένης πραγματικής εγκυρότητας. Σημείωση: Ο διαβήτης σας μπορεί να διαφέρει!
Προφίλ ινσουλίνης
This shows the activity profile of the insulin you have chosen in config builder. The curves will vary based on the DIA and the time to peak.
The purple line shows how much insulin remains after it has been injected as it decays with time and the blue line shows how active it is.
See Your AAPS Profile > Duration of insulin action to learn more about what it is and how to set it.
Pump Status
Different information on pump status. Displayed information depends on your pump model.
See pumps page for details.
Loop, AMA / SMB
These tabs show details about the algorithm’s calculations and why AAPS acts the way it does.
Calculations are run each time the system gets a fresh reading from the CGM.
For more details see APS section on config builder page.
Profile
Profile contains information on your individual diabetes settings, see the detailed Profile page for more information.
Αυτοματοποίηση
See the dedicated page here.
NSClient
This page displays the status of the connection with your Nightscout site.
Settings can be changed in Preferences > NS Client.
For troubleshooting see this page.
BG Source - xDrip+, BYODA…
Depending on your BG source settings, this tab is named differently.
Shows history of CGM readings and offers option to remove reading in case of failure (i.e. compression low) or duplicate readings.
Θεραπείες
This view can be accessed by pressing the 3 dots on the right of the menu, then Treatments. It is not possible to show it in the main menu through the Config Builder. In this view, you can view and alter the history of the following treatments:
Bolus & carbs
Temporary basal rate
Careportal: notes entered through action tab and notes in dialogues
User entry: other notes that are not sent to Nightscout
In the last column, the data source for each line is displayed in blue. It can be :
NS for Nightscout : the data comes from or has been recorded to Nightscout
PH for Pump History : the data has been processed by the pump
Bolus & carbs
On this tab you can view the bolus and carbs log. Each bolus (line 1 and 4) shows the remaining associated IOB next to the insulin amount. The origin of the bolus can be either :
Meal (manually entered though the Insulin, Quick Wizard or Bolus Wizard buttons)
SMB, when using the SMB Functionality
The carbs (line 2) are only stored in Nightscout. If you have used the Bolus Wizard to calculate insulin dosage, you can press the “Calc” text (line 3) to show the details of how the bolus was calculated.
Depending on the pump used, insulin and carbs can be shown in one single line, or will result in multiple lines: one for the calculation detail, one for the carbs, one for the bolus itself.
The treatment tab can be used to correct faulty carb entries (i.e. you over- or underestimated carbs). Note that it is not possible to edit an existing entry, you need to follow the following process:
Check and remember actual COB and IOB on homescreen.
Depending on pump in treatment tab carbs might be shown together with insulin in one line or as a separate entry (i.e. with Dana RS).
Remove the entry with the faulty carb amount. (Latest versions have trashcan icon in treatments screen. Press the trashcan icon, select the lines to remove, and then press the trashcan icon again to finalize.)
Make sure carbs are removed successfully by checking COB on homescreen again.
Do the same for IOB if there is just one line in treatment tab including carbs and insulin.
→ If carbs are not removed as intended, and you add additional carbs as explained here (6.), COB will be too high and that might lead to too high insulin delivery.
Enter correct carb amount through carbs button on homescreen and make sure to set the correct event time.
If there is just one line in treatment tab including carbs and insulin you have to add also the amount of insulin. Make sure to set the correct event time and check IOB on homescreen after confirming the new entry.
Temp Basal
The temp basals applied by the loop are shown here. When there is still an impact on the IOB for an entry, the information is shown in green. It can be:
Positive IOB if the temp basal was higher than the one set in the Profile (line 2)
Negative IOB for a zero-temp or if the temp basal was lower than the one set in the Profile (line 1)
Deleting the entries only affects your reports in Nightscout and will probably tamper your real IOB - it is not recommended.
On the left of a line, a red S means “Suspend” : it happens when basal is not currently delivered. This is a normal situation when in the process of changing a pod, for example.
Temporary target
The history of temporary targets can be seen here.
Profile Switch
The history of profile switches can be seen here. You may see multiple entries each time you switch profile : line 1, stored in Nightscout but not in Pump History, corresponds to the request of a profile switch made by the user. Line 2, stored both in NS and PH, correspond to the actual switch.
Deleting the entries only affects your reports in Nightscout and will never actually change the current profile.
You can use the Clone button shown on line 1 to make a copy of a Profile Switch. See Your AAPS Profile > Manage your profiles for more information.
Care portal
This tab shows all notes and alerts recorded in Nightscout.
History Browser
This view can be accessed by pressing the 3 dots on the right of the menu, then History. It is not possible to put in the main menu through the Config Builder. It can also be accessed through a button at the bottom of the Action tab.
Allows you to ride back in AAPS history. See the dedicated page Reviewing your data > History Browser.
Statistics
This view can be accessed by pressing the 3 dots on the right of the menu, then Statistics. It is not possible to put in the main menu through the Config Builder.
Gives you statistics about your Time In Range and Total Daily Dose. See the dedicated page Reviewing your data > Statistics.
Profile Helper
This view can be accessed by pressing the 3 dots on the right of the menu, then Profile Helper. It is not possible to put in the main menu through the Config Builder. The Profile Helper can help you: