Chapter 10 - Daily Events Affect Your Glucose Trends And Patterns; Introduction; What Is An Event - Dexcom G5 MOBILE User Manual

Chapter 10
Next Steps - Getting the Most out of Your Dexcom G5
Daily Events Affect Your Glucose Trends and
Patterns

10.1 Introduction

Your daily activities can impact your glucose trends and patterns. In the previous chapter,
you learned how to read your glucose trend screens; in this chapter, you will learn how to
enter situations, or "Events". By tracking Events, you can determine how certain actions or
circumstances affect your glucose levels.
After this chapter, you'll be able to:
• Define "Event"
• Describe each Event
• Create Events
- G5 Mobile app
- Dexcom G5 receiver
• Recognize Event markers on the G5 Mobile app
- Describe how Event markers are different in portrait and landscape view
• Describe how to view Events entered via your receiver

10.2 What Is an Event?

Did you take a walk after lunch today? Did you go to happy hour with your co-workers and
have a beer? Are you feeling stressed? Did you catch your kid's sniffles? How much insulin
did you take for your dinner meal? These are all Events that can raise or lower your blood
sugars.
An Event is an action or situation affecting your glucose levels. With the Dexcom G5, you
have the ability to enter your daily Events, helping you track their effect on your glucose
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