User`s guide
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CHAPTER 9: ALERTS, ALARM & PROFILES
This chapter teaches you about your Dexcom G4 PLATINUM CGM
System’s many alerts and alarm and how to set them.
9.1 SETTING YOUR ALERTS
9.1.1 DEFAULT ALERT/ALARM SETTINGS
The following alerts and alarm are preset on your receiver.
Default Alert/Alarm Settings
What will I see
on the receiver
screen?
What does
this mean?
What is
the default
setting?
How will the
receiver notify
me?
Will the
receiver
re-notify
me?
High Glucose
Alert
Your most
recent sensor
glucose
reading is at or
above the high
alert setting.
On at
200 mg/dL
Vibrates 2
times and then
vibrates/beeps
2 times every
5 minutes until
conrmed or
your glucose
value drops
below the alert
level.
No, unless
you have
turned
on the
high alert
snooze
feature.
Low Glucose
Alert
Your most
recent sensor
glucose
reading is at or
below the low
alert setting.
On at
80 mg/dL
Vibrates 3
times and then
vibrates/beeps
3 times every
5 minutes until
conrmed or
your glucose
value goes
above the alert
level.
No, unless
you have
turned on
the low alert
snooze
feature.
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