Dexcom SEVEN PLUS User Manual page 16

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Rise and Fall
(Rate of Change)
Alerts
Receiver
Register
RF
Safety Lock/
Transmitter Key
Sensor Pod
Sensor Probe
SEVEN PLUS
SYSTEM
SEVEN PLUS
Reading
Sensor
Start-Up Period
Status Box
Transmitter
16 | SEVEN PLUS Continuous Glucose Monitoring System
Alerts based on how fast your glucose levels rise/fall.
A cell-phone-like device, which collects your glucose
information from the Transmitter. Your results are displayed on the
screen as a SEVEN PLUS reading (mg/dL) and trend.
To connect a OneTouch Ultra Meter to the Receiver using the Connec-
tion Cable to make sure the date and time match. This lets the Receiver
accept Auto Uploads.
Radio-Frequency transmission used to send glucose
information from the Transmitter to the Receiver.
The Safety Lock keeps the needle inside the Applicator before you are
ready to insert. It also helps you snap the Transmitter out of the Sensor
Pod after your glucose
monitoring session has ended.
The small base of the Sensor attached to your belly that holds the
Transmitter in place. The Sensor Pod and Transmitter are all that remain
on your skin during each Sensor use.
The part of the Sensor that is inserted under your skin
with the Applicator. It measures the glucose levels in your surrounding
tissue fluid.
The Sensor, Transmitter, and Receiver.
A glucose reading shown on your Receiver. This reading is given in mg/
dL units and is updated every 5 minutes.
The SEVEN device that is inserted under the skin to
continuously monitor your glucose levels.
The 2-hour "countdown" period after you tell the Receiver you have
inserted a new Sensor (Glucose information cannot be provided during
this time).
The upper right corner of the Receiver Trend Graph. Once you calibrate,
there will be a glucose reading or a symbol telling you why a glucose
reading is not available.
The SEVEN PLUS device that snaps into the
Sensor Pod and wirelessly sends glucose information
to your Receiver.