Situation: Mid-morning
You're about to have a mid-morning snack. You see:
Phone app
No Alerts
Signal Loss
Always keep phone within
6 meters of sensor.
Wait up to 30 minutes.
Help
Think about:
Number and arrow: You have neither.
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Error message: You aren't getting sensor readings.
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What you should do:
Use your BG meter for treatment decisions.
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Keep your display device closer to your sensor.
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Situation: Lunch time
Three hours later, you're about to dose for lunch. You see:
Phone app
Think about:
Number and arrow: You have both.
l
Down arrow: Your glucose is falling between 60–90 mg/dL in 30 minutes.
l
What you should do:
Use your G7 to treat. Because the down arrow shows your glucose is falling,
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consider taking a little less insulin than usual.
4 • Treatment Decisions |
Watch app
Signal Loss
No readings or
alerts until
reconnected.
Dexcom G7 User Guide
Receiver and
108
watch app
Receiver
Signal Loss
Always keep receiver
within 6 meters of sensor.
Wait up to 30 minutes.
mg/dL
45
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