Freestyle Libre 14 day In-Service Manual page 23

Treatment Decisions–Glucose Trend Arrows
This table provides some information on how you can factor the Glucose Trend Arrow into your treatment decisions.
Remember that you should never make a treatment decision based on the Glucose Trend Arrow alone.
Glucose
Trend
Arrow Low Glucose (< 70 mg/dL)
No Arrow or
You will see the
No Number
You will see the
You will see the
based on sensor glucose reading. Do a
blood glucose test.
You will see the
treat based on sensor glucose reading.
Do a blood glucose test.
You will see the
treat based on sensor glucose reading.
Do a blood glucose test.
You will see the
Consult with your healthcare provider about how to incorporate trend arrow information into treatment decisions.
Treatment
Decisions
TREATMENT DECISION CONSIDERATIONS
Glucose in Target Range
symbol. Do not treat based on sensor glucose reading. Do a blood glucose test.
symbol. Do not treat based on sensor glucose reading. Do a blood glucose test.
If you are about to eat, take insulin to cover
your meal. Consider taking a little more
symbol. Do not treat
since glucose is rising.
If you have taken insulin recently, do nothing
and scan again later.
Avoid "insulin stacking."
If you are about to eat, take insulin to cover
symbol. Do not
your meal.
If this is between meals, do nothing and
scan again later.
If you are about to eat, take insulin to cover
your meal. Consider taking a little less since
symbol. Do not
glucose is falling.
If this is between meals, consider eating a
snack or fast-acting carbohydrates to stay
within target and scan again later.
symbol. Do not treat based on sensor glucose reading. Do a blood glucose test.
High Glucose (> 240 mg/dL)
If you are about to eat, take insulin to cover
your meal. Consider taking a little more since
glucose is high and rising.
If this is between meals, consider taking an
insulin correction dose, unless you have
taken insulin recently. If you have taken insulin
recently, do nothing and scan again later.
Avoid "insulin stacking."
If you are about to eat, take insulin to cover
your meal. Consider taking a little more since
glucose is high.
If this is between meals, consider taking an
insulin correction dose, unless you have taken
insulin recently. If you have taken insulin
recently, do nothing and scan again later.
Avoid "insulin stacking."
If you are about to eat, take insulin to cover
your meal. Consider taking a little less since
glucose is falling.
If this is between meals, consider doing
nothing and scan again later.
Avoid "insulin stacking."