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82 | Dexcom G4 PLATINUM Continuous Glucose Monitoring System
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This table shows the different trend arrows your receiver displays:
Trend Arrows
Constant: Your glucose is steady (not increasing/decreasing more
than 1 mg/dL each minute). Your glucose could increase or decrease
by up to 15 mg/dL in 15 minutes.
Slowly rising: Your glucose is rising 1-2 mg/dL each minute. If it
continued rising at this rate, your glucose could increase up to 30
mg/dL in 15 minutes.
Rising: Your glucose is rising 2-3 mg/dL each minute. If it continued
rising at this rate, your glucose could increase up to 45 mg/dL in 15
minutes.
Rapidly rising: Your glucose is rising more than 3 mg/dL each
minute. If it continued rising at this rate, your glucose could increase
more than 45 mg/dL in 15 minutes.
Slowly falling: Your glucose is falling 1-2 mg/dL each minute. If it
continued falling at this rate, your glucose could decrease up to 30
mg/dL in 15 minutes.
Falling: Your glucose is falling 2-3 mg/dL each minute. If it continued
falling at this rate, your glucose could decrease up to 45 mg/dL in 15
minutes.
Rapidly falling: Your glucose is falling more than 3 mg/dL each
minute. If it continued falling at this rate, your glucose could decrease
more than 45 mg/dL in 15 minutes.
No arrow
No rate of change information: The receiver cannot calculate how
fast your glucose is rising or falling at this time.
Trend arrows show to the right of your glucose reading. They
tell you more about your glucose’s speed and direction