Sensor Glucose Readings - Dexcom g4 User Manual

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Sensor Glucose Readings

Press the select button to wake up the receiver screen. You will see the home
screen, which is the 3-hour trend graph. The 3-hour trend graph will show the
following:
Battery status
Antenna
High glucose
alert setting
Glucose
target range
Low glucose
alert setting
• Each "dot" on the trend graph is a sensor glucose reading reported every 5
minutes.
• The trend graph shows the current time.
• The display light is activated with a press of any button.
• The status area shows needed calibration updates, calibration errors and
sensor glucose reading issues.
• Your high alert setting will be displayed as a yellow line across the trend graph.
• Your low alert will be displayed as a red line across the trend graph.
• The gray zone highlights your target glucose range based on your
individualized settings for high and low glucose alerts.
• Your current glucose reading will be red if it is low and yellow if it is high, based
on your high and low glucose alert settings.
• The dots on your trend graph will also change colors based on your high and
low alert settings.
• If your low glucose alert is not set and your glucose is 3.1 mmol/L or lower,
your glucose value will be red.
• If your sensor glucose readings are in between your high and low glucose alert
settings, the glucose value will be white.
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Most recent 5-minute
glucose reading
Current time
Trend arrow
Status area
Glucose
value