Dexcom G6
®
System • Using your G6
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Chapter 1: Welcome! ............ 1
1.1 Get Started . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2
1.2 What is New for G6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3
Chapter 2: Safety Statements.....5
Chapter 3: Home Screen
Overview .....................19
3.1 Home Screen Features . . . . . . . . . .19
3.2 G6 Reading, Trend Arrow,
and Graph . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21
3.3 Home Screen Navigation and
Status Icons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24
3.4 See Past G6 Readings . . . . . . . . . .25
Chapter 4: Alarm and Alerts .....26
4.1 Low Alarm and Low Alerts . . . . . . 26
4.2 High Alert . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27
4.3 Changing Alerts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Chapter 5: Treatment
Decisions .....................32
5.1 When to Use Meter
Instead of G6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32
5.2 When to Watch and Wait . . . . . . . .33
5.3 How to Use the Trend Arrows . . .33
5.4 Practice Making Treatment
Decisions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Chapter 6: Ending Your Sensor
Session .......................37
6.1 Remove Your Sensor . . . . . . . . . . .37
6.2 Reuse Your Transmitter . . . . . . . . 38
Chapter 7: Advanced App
Features ......................39
7.1 Dexcom Share and Follow . . . . . . 39
7.2 Dexcom Follow . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .41
7.3 Control When Alarm/Alerts
Sound . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
7.4 Alert Schedule . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Appendix A: Troubleshooting ...48
A.1 Accuracy – G6 Readings Do Not
Match Blood Glucose Meter
Value . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
A.2 Accuracy – G6 Readings Do Not
Match Symptoms . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
A.3 Adhesive Patch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
A.4 Calibrate Your G6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . .52
A.5 Cannot Hear Alarm/Alerts . . . . . .53
A.6 Common Alerts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
A.7 End Sensor Session Early . . . . . . .57
A.8 Gap in Graph . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
A.9 Recharge Receiver . . . . . . . . . . . . .59
A.10 Start Sensor Session Without
Sensor Code . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .59
A.11 Water and the G6 . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Appendix B: Extend Your App ...66
Appendix C: Dexcom
CLARITY
®
.....................70
Appendix D: Taking Care of
Your G6....................... 71
Appendix E: Packaging
Symbols ......................73
Appendix F: Warranty ..........76
Appendix G: Technical
Information ...................80
Appendix H: Professional Use
Instructions ...................87
Appendix I: Glossary ...........94
Index .........................98
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