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5.2 GLUCOSE TRENDS
In addition to your current glucose reading and Trend
Graphs, Trend (Rate of Change) Arrows may appear
to show you how your glucose readings are changing.
The Trend Arrows appear to the right of your current
glucose reading.
Trend Arrows appear
here
This table shows the different Trend Arrows your Receiver will display:
Constant: Your glucose is steady (not increasing/decreasing more
than 1 mg/dL each minute)
Slowly rising: Your glucose is rising 1-2 mg/dL each minute
Rising: Your glucose is rising 2-3 mg/dL each minute
Rapidly rising: Your glucose is rising more than 3 mg/dL each minute
Slowly falling: Your glucose is falling 1- 2 mg/dL each minute
Falling: Your glucose is falling 2-3 mg/dL each minute
Rapidly falling: Your glucose is falling more than 3 mg/dL each minute
no arrow
No Rate of Change Information: The Receiver cannot always
calculate how fast your glucose is rising or falling