Dexcom G4 Professional User Manual page 10

GLOSSARY (continued from page before)
Profiles
Range
Re-Alert
Receiver
Receiver
Shield
Rise and Fall
(Rate of
Change) Alerts
RF
Safety Lock
Sensor
Sensor Pod
Snoozing
Sound pattern and volume level settings for the alerts.
The distance between the receiver and transmitter. Keep the
two devices within 20 feet of each other without obstruction to
get glucose information on the receiver.
A re-alert happens after the first alert is not confirmed.
The small device that collects glucose information from the
sensor/transmitter. The results show on the receiver screen as
a sensor glucose reading (mg/dL) and as a trend.
Protective shield that is placed over the receiver when used by
multiple patients.
Alerts based on how fast and how much glucose levels rise/fall.
Radio-frequency transmission used to send glucose
information from the transmitter to the receiver.
The safety lock keeps the needle inside the applicator before
you are ready to insert the sensor. It also helps you snap the
transmitter out of the sensor pod after the sensor session ends.
The Dexcom G4 PLATINUM Professional System part that
includes an applicator and wire. The applicator inserts the wire
under the skin, and the wire measures glucose levels in tissue
fluid.
The small plastic base of the sensor attached to the belly that
holds the transmitter in place.
The option to delay the alert for a set amount of time. A snooze
time can be set for high and low glucose re-alerts.
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