Dexcom G6 User Manual page 184

High and Getting Higher
Right before lunch you look at your display device. The home screen shows your G6
reading is 150 mg/dL with a single arrow pointing up, so you know it is rising. After
taking your normal insulin dose, you eat lunch.
About 90 minutes later, you get a High Alert. Your display devices show your sensor
glucose at 207 mg/dL with a single arrow going up. Not only is your glucose high, it is
also rising.
Using the number and arrow below, what treatment decision would you make?
Actions to Consider:
Watch and wait or consider taking a small correction dose because your glucose is still
trending up. You know the insulin you took at dinner may not have fully kicked in, but
your blood glucose is continuing to climb.
General Guidelines
During your daily life with diabetes, it's important to learn from your treatment
decisions: What worked to get you back to your target range and what kept you from
reaching your target range? Think about why you were high or low.
For lows:
• Did you take too much insulin for a meal or snack?
• Did you take too much insulin to correct for a high glucose level?
• Did exercise lower your glucose levels?
• Did you drink alcohol?
• Did you accurately count carbohydrates?
• Did you take too much insulin in too short a period?
Dexcom G6 ® System User Guide
Chapter 11: Treatment Decisions
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