User`s guide
Dexcom G4 PLATINUM Professional System User’s Guide | 3
CHAPTER 5: DEXCOM G4 PLATINUM PROFESSIONAL
SYSTEM INITIAL SETUP 49
5.1 Setting Up the Receiver and Pairing with the Transmitter ....... 51
5.2 The Settings Menu .....................................53
5.2.1 Getting to the Settings Menu ........................53
5.2.2 Setting the Receiver Time and Date ..................54
5.2.3 Entering the Transmitter ID.......................... 55
5.3 Checking Information About the Dexcom G4 PLATINUM
Professional System ....................................56
5.4 Transmitter and Receiver Communication ...................57
5.5 Using the Receiver Shield and Preparing the Receiver for Multiple
Patient Use ...........................................59
CHAPTER 6: INSERTING A SENSOR AND STARTING A
SENSOR SESSION 63
6.1 Before You Start .......................................66
6.2 Removing the Sensor from its Packaging ................... 67
6.3 Choosing an Insertion Site ...............................68
6.4 Placing the Sensor .....................................69
6.5 Sensor Insertion ....................................... 70
6.6 Transmitter Attachment.................................. 72
6.7 Starting a Sensor Session ............................... 73
6.8 Sensor Startup Period................................... 75
6.9 Taping the Sensor Pod .................................. 76
6.10 Temporary Receiver Shutdown .......................... 77
6.11 The Dexcom G4 PLATINUM Professional System and Water .. 78
CHAPTER 7: CALIBRATING THE DEXCOM G4
PLATINUM PROFESSIONAL SYSTEM 79
7.1 Calibration Overview.................................... 81
7.2 How to Calibrate .......................................83
7.3 Startup Calibration ..................................... 87
7.4 12-Hour Calibration Update .............................. 88
7.5 Other Reasons You May Need to Calibrate ..................89
CHAPTER 8: VIEWING SENSOR GLUCOSE READINGS
AND TRENDS IN REAL-TIME MODE 91
8.1 Sensor Glucose Readings in Real-Time Mode ............... 94