User`s guide
66 | Dexcom G4 PLATINUM Continuous Glucose Monitoring System
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time to calibrate your sensor. Chapter 7, Calibrating Your Dexcom G4
PLATINUM System, tells you how to calibrate your sensor.
6.9 TAPING THE SENSOR POD
The sensor pod should stay on your skin
using its own adhesive. But, if the patch is
peeling up, you can use medical tape (such
as Blenderm
™
, Tegaderm
™
, Smith & Nephew
IV3000
®
, 3M
™
tape) for extra support. If you
use tape, only tape over the white adhesive
patch on all sides for even support. Do not
tape over the transmitter or any of the plastic
parts of the sensor pod. Do not tape under
the sensor pod or leave any substance on
the skin where you insert the sensor.
6.10 TEMPORARY RECEIVER SHUTDOWN
There may be times when you want to shut down your receiver
temporarily. Shutdown stops all communication between the transmitter
and receiver and turns the receiver off. You will not receive sensor
glucose readings or any alerts or alarm while the receiver is shut down,
but your current sensor session will continue. Follow these steps to shut
down your receiver:
1. From the Main Menu, scroll to highlight
“Shutdown.” Press the SELECT button.
Main Menu,
Shutdown highlighted
The right way to use
tape for extra support