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reading. If you are using the G5 Mobile to make treatment decisions, make sure your
Alerts are on. Talk to your healthcare professional to determine your best Alert levels.
Helps in Your Diabetes Management
The Alarm/Alerts features keep you aware of your glucose levels. Alerts notify you
when your glucose goes outside your target range or is rapidly falling or rising,
letting you to take action before you get too low or too high. The Urgent Low Alarm
lets you know when you are dangerously or urgently low, going below 55 mg/dL. By
taking corrective measures, you lessen the time spent in your low/high range, while
increasing time in your targeted range (Battelino, 2011). If you are using the G5 Mobile
to make treatment decisions, make sure your Alerts are on.
Real-time CGM can help improve your A1C as well as improve the quality of your
glucose control. If your A1C is at or below 7%, using a CGM such as the Dexcom G5,
helps reduce hypoglycemia.
Lowering your A1C, increasing your time in your target range while decreasing time
in low/high BG range is believed to reduce your risk of diabetes related complications
(Ohkubo, 1995).
Some people perceive an increase in their quality of life and peace of mind when using
real-time CGM.
References:
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Treatment of Diabetes on the Development and Progression of Long-Term Complications in
Insulin-Dependent Diabetes Mellitus. The New England Journal of Medicine, Vol. 329, No.
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Garg, S., Zisser, H., Schwartz, S., Bailey, T., Kaplan, R., Ellis, S., & Jovanovic, L. (2005).
Improvement in Glycemic Excursions With a Transcutaneous, Real-Time Continuous Glucose
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Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation Continuous Glucose Monitoring Study Group (2010).
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Ohkubo, Y., Kishikawa, H., Araki, E., Miyata, T., Isami, S., Motoyoshi, S., & Shichiri, M. (1995).
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