Sensor Insertion - Dexcom SEVEN PLUS User Manual

HELPFUL HINTS:
• The Safety Lock also serves as the Transmitter Key that is used later for Transmitter removal.
Keep this piece to help you remove the Transmitter at the end of a continuous glucose monitoring
session. When your glucose monitoring session is over, follow the steps in Chapter 7, Section 7.3,
"Transmitter Removal," to remove the Transmitter.
3.5

SENSOR INSERTION

Once you have placed the Applicator on your belly and removed the Safety Lock (see Chapter
3, Section 3.4, "Placing the Sensor"), you are ready to insert the Sensor. Follow these 4 steps to
successfully insert your Sensor.
1. Hold down the Pod with one hand. With your other hand, place two fingers above the collar
on the barrel of the Applicator.
2. Place your thumb on the plunger. Push the plunger down completely. This action inserts the
needle and Sensor Probe under your skin.
When you are
pushing down on the
plunger, do
not pull back
on the collar.
Push down the plunger – Insert the Needle and Sensor Probe
3. To remove the needle, keep holding the Sensor Pod with
one hand. With your other hand, place two fingers under
the collar. Then pull the collar back towards your thumb.
Stop when you hear 2 "clicks" or cannot pull back any
more. This step pulls the needle back into the Applicator
and keeps the Sensor Probe under your skin.
a. Remember to do this in the correct order: push plunger
down, then pull collar up.
"CLICK"
" 2 CLICKS"
Pull back the collar - Retract
the Needle
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