Check In With Jake And Kelly - Dexcom G6 User Manual

calibrate once, even if you're not notified.

7.6 Check In With Jake and Kelly

Meet Jake and Kelly! They each manage their diabetes with a G6 and are happy to share their insights with you. When you see their
pictures in this User Guide, check in with them and find out how they use their G6s in day-to-day life.
First, a little background information: Jake is an adult. He manages his diabetes on his own, using his G6 and pens. Kelly, on the other
hand, is a child. She and her parents work together to manage her diabetes using her G6 and a pump. Do either of these situations sound
like yours?
Let's check in with Jake and Kelly to see what they do when their symptoms don't match their CGM information.
Hi — Jake here! I'm feeling pretty woozy — a pretty sure sign I'm low — but my CGM shows me at 100 and my trend arrow steady.
Oh. I just stood up and went from woozy to lightheaded. I think it's time to verify with my meter. My meter shows 65. Definitely time to drink
some juice and think about calibrating my CGM.
I'll apply the 20/20 rule: My meter reading's 65 so my CGM should be between 45 and 85. Well, it's not. It's at 120 now. Time to enter a new
calibration — but just one so I don't confuse it.
Hi — it's Kelly! This morning I woke up starving! Instead of doing a fingerstick reading and putting it in my app first thing like I usually do, I ate
breakfast.
I usually wake up around 75, but because I'd had breakfast, my dad told me to expect it to be higher. My meter showed 360!
"Dad! 360!"
He ran right over and I handed him the meter.
"Ewww, Honey, your meter's sticky. What is that?"
"Oh, sorry! It's probably from that banana I had for breakfast."
"OK. Before we decide what to do about your 360, how about you wash your hands and do the fingerstick again?"
He was right — I was really only 90 once my hands were clean!
Takeaways
When Jake's and Kelly's numbers didn't match how they felt, they figured out why so they could treat the real number.
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