User's Guide

Dexcom G6 System User Guide
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Chapter 7: Calibrate
Oh. I just stood up and went from woozy to lightheaded. I think it’s time to verify with
my meter. My meter shows 65. Definitely time to drink some juice and think about
calibrating my CGM.
My meter shows 65. Well, my CGM reading is much higher. I want to enter a new
calibration.
Hi – it’s Kelly! This morning I woke up starving! Instead of doing a fingerstick and
putting it in my app first thing like I usually do, I ate breakfast.
I usually wake up around 75, but because I had breakfast, my dad told me to expect it
to be higher. My meter showed 360!
“Dad! 360!”
He ran right over and I handed him the meter.
“Ewww, Honey, your meter’s sticky. What is that?”
“Oh, sorry! It’s probably from that banana I had for breakfast.”
“OK. Before we decide what to do about your 360, how about you wash your hands
and do the fingerstick again?”
He was right – I was really only 90 once my hands were clean!
Takeaways
When Jake’s and Kelly’s numbers didn’t match how they felt, they figured out why so
they could treat the real number.
Calibrating? Remember to wash your hands well!
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