Glucose Alerts And Alarm - Dexcom G4 Platinum User Manual

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9.1.2 GLUCOSE ALERTS AND ALARM

WARNINGS
• In a pediatric clinical study, larger differences were
observed between this CGM device and actual
blood glucose values compared to those differences
observed in the adult clinical study. Use your blood
glucose meter for treatment decision.
• I n a pediatric clinical study, a significant number of low
glucose events were not detected by CGM. Do not rely
solely on CGM alerts to detect low glucose.
The Dexcom G4 PLATINUM (Pediatric) System lets you create personal
settings for how you want the receiver to tell you what is going on. The
low and high glucose alerts tell you when your sensor glucose readings
are outside your target glucose range. Rise and fall (rate of change)
alerts let you know when your glucose levels are changing fast (see
Chapter 9, Section 9.2, Advanced Alerts). The Dexcom G4 PLATINUM
(Pediatric) System also has a 55 mg/dL low glucose alarm that cannot
be changed or turned off. This safety feature tells you your glucose
level may be dangerously low. You can set high and low glucose alerts
to vibrate and beep. This feature can help during sleeping, driving,
exercising or during meetings.
When you have both your high and low alerts turned on, a gray zone on
your trend graph shows your target range.
Please select your alert settings in consultation with your
healthcare professional. The sensor glucose readings may differ
from your blood glucose measurement. If your sensor glucose
readings are higher than your blood glucose, sometimes your
low alert may not vibrate and/or beep when your blood glucose
is actually low, depending on your alert profile setting. Selecting
a higher level for the low alert setting will reduce the missed low
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