Chapter 1 - Cgm Overview - Dexcom g4 platinum Quick Start Manual

ANIMAS® VIBE™ SYSTEM

cHAPtER 1 - cGm OVERVIEW

Section II of this Owner's Booklet covers instructions for using the Dexcom G4 PLATINUM CGM Sensor
and Transmitter in conjunction with your Animas
continuous insulin delivery, your Animas
monitoring (CGM) when used in conjunction with the Dexcom G4 PLATINUM Sensor and Transmitter.
The Dexcom G4 PLATINUM Sensor and Transmitter are packaged and shipped separately. Once you
have activated the RF communication link between them, your Animas
integrated approach to managing your glucose levels.
The Sensor is a disposable unit that you insert under the skin of your belly (abdomen) to continuously
monitor your glucose levels for up to 7 days. Glucose is measured from fluid below the skin surface
(interstitial fluid). The Transmitter is a reusable device that snaps into your Sensor pod.
Together, the Sensor and Transmitter wirelessly send CGM readings every 5 minutes to your Animas
Vibe Insulin Pump where the data can be viewed and analyzed on the pump's color display. You
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can also set your pump to alert you when your CGM readings are too high or too low, or are rising or
falling too quickly. Certain historical CGM data records are also available for review on your pump (see
Chapter 7 in Section II for more information).
While a fingerstick test with a BG meter gives you a glucose measurement at one point in time (like
a still picture), CGM information displayed on your pump will help you understand the rate of change
and direction your glucose is moving (like a video camera).
Knowing when your CGM readings are trending low or high, and by how much, can provide a better
understanding of your glucose cycles throughout the day, and during sleeping hours when it is hard to
test with a BG meter.
There are differences in how glucose is measured in the blood versus how it is measured in the fluid
below the skin. And there is a lag time between when glucose is absorbed into the blood versus when
it is absorbed into fluid below the skin. This is why you will continue to use a BG meter when using
the Dexcom G4 PLATINUM Sensor and Transmitter, to make treatment decisions and to calibrate the
Sensor.
You will need to calibrate the Sensor and Transmitter on a regular basis with fingerstick values from
a BG meter. Any commercially-available BG meter can be used for obtaining fingerstick calibration
values.
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