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Optimizing alerts
Optimize alerts to work best for you
You use alerts to stay safe. They can do more! You can also use them to reach your
goals. Discuss the goals in this section with your healthcare professional so together,
you can optimize your alerts.
Then, use the following tips with the instructions in the Responding to Alerts,
Changing All Alerts, Changing One Alert, and Adding a Second Alert Profile in Your App
sections of the Alerts chapter to customize the alerts to best meet your goals.
Only get helpful alerts
Stop app alert from sounding every 5 minutes
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Turn off alerts you don't need
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Customize alert settings
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Skip repeated alerts
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Adjust High alert setting: Delay 1st Alert
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Temporarily silence all alerts
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Make alerts quieter
Choose different alert sounds
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Set alerts to vibrate
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Personalize nighttime alerts
Prevent nighttime lows with earlier alerts
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Get fewer overnight alerts
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Use alerts to improve your Time in Range
Prevent highs and lows by adjusting alert settings
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Only get helpful alerts
Stop app alert from sounding every 5 minutes
Go to Responding to Alerts section of the Alerts chapter for more information.
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Where can you place the sensor
You can place the Dexcom G7 sensor on:
- The back of the upper arm
- The abdomen (not for pregnant women)
- The upper buttocks (for ages 2-6 years only)
Ensure the site is at least 3 inches (8 cm) from any insulin pump infusion set or injection site, away from waistbands, scarring, tattoos, irritation, and bones, and in a spot unlikely to be bumped, pushed, or laid on while sleeping.
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