User`s guide

58 | Dexcom G4 PLATINUM (Pediatric) Continuous Glucose Monitoring System
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6.3 CHOOSING AN INSERTION SITE
Review the tutorial disc for more help to learn how to insert your sensor.
Choose a site to place the sensor. Insert in the belly (front of body,
option A) or the upper buttocks (back of body, option B).
No other sensor insertion sites have been tested and we do not know
how well the sensor will work in other sites.
PRECAUTIONS
• Avoid inserting the sensor in areas that are likely to be
bumped, pushed or compressed or areas of skin with
scarring, tattoos, or irritation as these are not ideal
sites to measure glucose. Insertion in those areas
might affect sensor accuracy and could result in you
missing severe hypoglycemia (low blood glucose) or
hyperglycemia (high blood glucose) events.
• Avoid injecting insulin or placing an insulin pump
infusion set within 3 inches of the sensor. The insulin
might affect sensor accuracy and could result in you
missing severe hypoglycemia (low blood glucose) or
hyperglycemia (high blood glucose) events.
Front of body, sensor site option A Back of body, sensor site option B