User's Manual

164 | Continuous Glucose Monitoring System
GLOSSARY
The following list of terms will help you while reading though this guide:
Alternative Site
Testing (BG)
This is when you obtain a glucose reading on your meter using
a blood sample from an area on your body other than your
fi ngertip. Do not use alternative site testing for entering blood
glucose readings into the G4-Global Receiver.
Applicator A disposable component piece that comes attached to the
Sensor Pod, and inserts the Sensor Probe under the skin. There
is a needle inside the Applicator that you remove once you have
inserted the Sensor Probe.
BG meter Blood Glucose meter. You can use any FDA-cleared meter
for obtaining fi ngerstick readings to enter into your G4-Global
Receiver.
BG reading Blood Glucose reading. A fi ngerstick blood glucose reading
taken with your FDA-cleared blood glucose meter.
Calibration This is when you enter fi ngerstick readings from a blood glucose
meter into the G4-Global Receiver. Calibrations are needed for
your G4-Global Receiver to display continuous glucose readings
and trend information. (Do not use alternative site testing for
calibration.)
Default A setting that is selected automatically unless another option is
chosen.
FDA-cleared
System
The product has met the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s
standards and may be sold legally in the United States.
G4-Global System The Sensor, Transmitter, and Receiver.
G4-Global Reading A glucose reading shown on your Receiver. This reading is
given in mg/dL units and is updated every 5 minutes.
Glucose Data Gaps This can happen when the Receiver does not display a glucose
reading that is sent from the Transmitter. A symbol will appear
instead of a glucose reading to let you know that the Receiver
cannot display a reading.
Glucose Trends Trends let you see the pattern of your glucose levels; you can
see where your glucose levels have been and where your
glucose levels are headed. The G4-Global Receiver displays
fi ve glucose Trend Graphs: the 1-Hour, 3-Hour, 6-Hour, 12-Hour,
and 24-Hour Graphs. Each Trend Graph shows glucose trends
over the amount of time shown on the screen.
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