User`s guide
26 | Dexcom G4 PLATINUM Professional Continuous Glucose Monitoring System
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manage your diabetes. Your product instructions contain
important information on troubleshooting your system and on
the performance characteristics of the device.
2.3 CONTRAINDICATIONS
•RemovetheDexcomG4PLATINUMSensor,
Transmitter, and Receiver before Magnetic
Resonance Imaging (MRI), Computed Tomography
(CT) scan, or diathermy treatment. The device is MR
Unsafe. Do not bring any portion of the device into the
MR environment. The Dexcom G4 PLATINUM Professional
System has not been tested during MRI or CT scans or
withdiathermytreatment.Themagneticeldsandheat
could damage the device so that it might not display sensor
glucose readings or provide alerts, and you might miss a
low or high blood glucose value.
•Takingmedicationswithacetaminophen(suchasTylenol
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while wearing the sensor may falsely raise your sensor
glucose readings. The level of inaccuracy depends on the
amount of acetaminophen active in your body and may be
different for each person.
2.4 WARNINGS
•Thoroughlyreviewthetrainingmaterialsincludedwithyour
CGM system before using the Dexcom G4 PLATINUM
Professional CGM System. Incorrect use might lead to you
misunderstanding the information provided by your system,
or might affect system performance, and you might miss a
low or high blood glucose value.
MR