Users Manual Part 3

Blood Glucose Readings 8
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8 Blood Glucose Readings
8.3. High and Low Blood Glucose Readings
Warning: ALWAYS follow your healthcare provider's guidance on appropriate
glucose monitoring to avoid hyperglycemia and hypoglycemia.
Warning: Glucose below 70 mg/dL may indicate hypoglycemia (low glucose).
Glucose above 250 mg/dL may indicate hyperglycemia (high glucose). Follow
your healthcare provider's suggestions for treatment.
Warning: ALWAYS promptly treat hypoglycemia. Glucose at or below 55 mg/
dL indicates signicant hypoglycemia (very low glucose). If le untreated, this
could lead to seizure, loss of consciousness and death. Follow your healthcare
provider's recommendations for treatment
Warning: ALWAYS promptly treat glucose below 70 mg/dL (hypoglycemia)
according to your healthcare provider's recommendations. Symptoms
of hypoglycemia include weakness, sweating, nervousness, headache, or
confusion. If le untreated, hypoglycemia could lead to seizure, loss of
consciousness, or death.
Warning: DO NOT wait to treat hypoglycemia (low glucose) or symptoms
of hypoglycemia. Even if you cannot check your glucose, waiting to treat
symptoms could lead to severe hypoglycemia, which can lead to seizure, loss of
consciousness, or death.
Warning: ALWAYS promptly treat hyperglycemia (high glucose) according
to your healthcare provider's recommendations. Symptoms of hyperglycemia
include fatigue, thirst, excess urination, or blurry vision. If le untreated,
hyperglycemia could lead to diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA), or death.
Warning: DO NOT wait to treat DKA. If le untreated, DKA can quickly lead
to breathing diculties, shock, coma, or death.
Warning: ALWAYS treat "LOW" or "HIGH" CGM values and "LO"
or "HI" blood glucose readings according to your healthcare provider's
recommendations. ese values can indicate potentially serious conditions
requiring immediate medical attention. If le untreated, these situations can
quickly lead to diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA), shock, coma, or death.
If the blood glucose reading is HI or above 600 mg/dL, the Omnipod 5 App
records "HI" in the history. is indicates severe hyperglycemia (high glucose). If
the blood glucose reading is LO or below 20 mg/dL, the Omnipod 5 App records
"LO" in the history. is indicates severe hypoglycemia (low glucose).
e Omnipod 5 App indicates high and low blood glucose readings as follows.