User`s guide

8 | Dexcom G4 PLATINUM Continuous Glucose Monitoring System
GLOSSARY (continued from page before)
Proles Sound pattern and volume level settings for your alerts.
Range The distance between the receiver and transmitter. Keep the
two devices within 20 feet of each other without obstruction to
get glucose information on your receiver.
Re-Alert A re-alert happens after the rst alert is not conrmed.
Receiver The small device that collects your glucose information from
the sensor/transmitter. Your results show on the receiver
screen as a sensor glucose reading (mg/dL) and as a trend.
Rise and Fall
(Rate of Change)
Alerts
Alerts based on how fast and how much your glucose
levels rise/fall.
RF Radio-frequency transmission used to send glucose
information from the transmitter to the receiver.
Safety Lock The safety lock keeps the needle inside the applicator
before you are ready to insert the sensor. It also helps you
snap the transmitter out of the sensor pod after your sensor
session ends.
Sensor The Dexcom G4 PLATINUM System part that includes an
applicator and wire. The applicator inserts the wire under your
skin, and the wire measures glucose levels in your tissue uid.
Sensor Pod The small plastic base of the sensor attached to your belly that
holds the transmitter in place.
Snoozing The option to delay your alert for a set amount of time. A
snooze time can be set for high and low glucose re-alerts.
Startup Period The 2-hour period after you tell the receiver you inserted a
new sensor. Sensor glucose readings are not provided during
this time.
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