Chapter 6 - Starting A Sensor Session: Inserting Sensor, Transmitter, And Starting Your Session; Overview - Dexcom G5 mobile User Manual

Chapter 6
Let's G5! The Basics:
Starting a Sensor Session: Inserting Sensor,
Transmitter, and Starting Your Session

6.1 Overview

Now that your display devices are set up, you're ready to begin a sensor session. If this is
your first time inserting a sensor, you may want to watch the Dexcom G5 Mobile sensor
insertion video to get a better understanding of the process.
The Dexcom G5 Mobile sensor insertion video is available by three ways:
1. Through the App
2. USB card in your Dexcom G5 Mobile Receiver package
3. Online at dexcom.com:
a. Top of page, click Support Tab .
b. Click Education .
After inserting the sensor, start the sensor warmup on your smart device and receiver.
The sensor warmup takes approximately two hours; during this time your body is getting
used to the new sensor, allowing for more accurate sensor glucose readings. Once the two
hour sensor warmup has passed, you enter two back-to-back fingerstick measurements to
calibrate the sensor's glucose readings with your fingerstick measurements (Calibration is
covered in the next chapter).
Make sure you give yourself enough time to finish the startup session. Remember your
smart device's Bluetooth needs to pair with the transmitter, adding up to 30 minutes to
your wait time. Good news is you don't need to sit around waiting: as long as you have your
display device near, you can go about your day running errands, gardening, personalizing the
Dexcom G5 Mobile settings, whatever you choose during that time frame.
Keep your display device(s) handy during the warmup period—it shows how much time
has passed, notifying you with beeps and an icon when your sensor session is ready for its
initial calibrations.
After this chapter you will be able to:
Dexcom G5 Mobile System User Guide
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