User`s guide

Dexcom G4 PLATINUM User’s Guide | 3
CHAPTER 5: DEXCOM G4 PLATINUM SYSTEM SETUP
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5.1 Setting Up the Receiver and Pairing with Your Transmitter..... 41
5.2 The Settings Menu....................................43
5.2.1 Getting to the Settings Menu .......................43
5.2.2 Setting Your Receiver Time and Date . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
5.2.3 Entering Your Transmitter ID . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
5.3 Checking Information About Your Dexcom G4 PLATINUM
System
............................................45
5.4 Transmitter and Receiver Communication..................46
CHAPTER 6: INSERTING A SENSOR AND STARTING A
SENSOR SESSION 49
6.1 Before You Start ..................................... 52
6.2 Removing the Sensor from its Packaging ..................53
6.3 Choosing an Insertion Site..............................54
6.4 Placing the Sensor....................................55
6.5 Sensor Insertion......................................56
6.6 Transmitter Attachment ................................58
6.7 Starting a Sensor Session ..............................59
6.8 Sensor Startup Period .................................60
6.9 Taping the Sensor Pod ................................ 61
6.10 Temporary Receiver Shutdown .........................62
6.11 The Dexcom G4 PLATINUM System and Water ............63
CHAPTER 7: CALIBRATING YOUR DEXCOM G4 PLATINUM
SYSTEM
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7.1 Calibration Overview ..................................67
7.2 How to Calibrate .....................................69
7.3 Startup Calibration....................................72
7.4 12-Hour Calibration Update .............................73
7.5 Other Reasons You May Need to Calibrate.................73
CHAPTER 8: SENSOR GLUCOSE READINGS AND
TRENDS 75
8.1 Sensor Glucose Readings ..............................78
8.2 Rate of Change Arrows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
8.3 Glucose Status Area Symbols...........................84