User`s guide
Dexcom G4 PLATINUM User’s Guide | 3
CHAPTER 5: DEXCOM G4 PLATINUM SYSTEM
SETUP 43
5.1 Setting Up the Receiver and Pairing with Your Transmitter ...... 45
5.2 The Settings Menu ..................................... 47
5.2.1 Getting to the Settings Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
5.2.2 Setting Your Receiver Time and Date . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
5.2.3 Entering Your Transmitter ID ........................ 48
5.2.4 Turning On Share On Your Receiver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
5.3 Checking Information About Your Dexcom G4 PLATINUM
System ..............................................50
5.4 Transmitter and Receiver Communication ...................50
CHAPTER 6: INSERTING A SENSOR AND STARTING A
SENSOR SESSION 53
6.1 Before You Start .......................................56
6.2 Removing the Sensor from its Packaging ................... 57
6.3 Choosing an Insertion Site ...............................58
6.4 Placing the Sensor ..................................... 59
6.5 Sensor Insertion .......................................60
6.6 Transmitter Attachment.................................. 62
6.7 Starting a Sensor Session ............................... 63
6.8 Sensor Startup Period...................................65
6.9 Taping the Sensor Pod ..................................66
6.10 Temporary Receiver Shutdown...........................66
6.11 The Dexcom G4 PLATINUM System and Water ............. 67
CHAPTER 7: CALIBRATING YOUR DEXCOM G4
PLATINUM SYSTEM 69
7.1 Calibration Overview.................................... 71
7.2 How to Calibrate ....................................... 73
7.3 Startup Calibration .....................................77
7.4 12-Hour Calibration Update .............................. 78
7.5 Other Reasons You May Need to Calibrate .................. 78
CHAPTER 8: SENSOR GLUCOSE READINGS AND
TRENDS 81
8.1 Sensor Glucose Readings ...............................84
8.2 Rate of Change Arrows.................................. 87