Basic Maintenance; Sensor Maintenance - Dexcom G5 User Manual

PRECAUTION
Don't: Share your transmitter with another person.
Why: The system is a prescription-only medical device and is meant, or indicated, for your
use only.
Consequences: Your transmitter is tied to your readings. If used by someone else, your
reports, Alarm and Alerts, etc., would be wrong, resulting in you missing a severe low or
high glucose event.
PRECAUTION
Do: Test your receiver speaker and vibration motor often. To test the speaker and vibration
use the Speaker Test or go through the Try It menu option. Always test if your receiver
gets wet or dropped.
To use the Speaker Test, plug the receiver in to charge to see the Speaker Test screen.
Proceed through the speaker test. To use the Try It menu option, go to the Sounds menu
and select Try It. Either way, if it doesn't vibrate and beep, contact Technical Support.
Use the app on your smart device until this issue is resolved.
Why: Alarm/Alerts use sound and vibration to get your attention.
Consequences: If the vibration motor and/or speaker on your receiver is not functioning
properly you may miss a severe low or high Alarm/Alert.

15.3 Basic Maintenance

Sensor
1. Keep in sterile package until ready for use.
2. Check package label for expiration date.
a. Expiration date format is YYYY-MM-DD (year-month-day) format.
b. Don't use if sensor has expired.
i. May provide inaccurate sensor glucose readings.
ii. May be unsterile.
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