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glucose readings. Solely relying on the sensor glucose
alerts and readings for treatment decisions could result in
you missing severe hypoglycemia (low blood glucose) or
hyperglycemia (high blood glucose) events.
• Do not ignore symptoms of high and low glucose. If your
sensor glucose alerts and readings do not match your
symptoms, measure your blood glucose with a blood
glucose meter even if your sensor is not reading in the
high or low range. Solely relying on the sensor glucose
alerts and readings for treatment decisions could result in
you missing severe hypoglycemia (low blood glucose) or
hyperglycemia (high blood glucose) events.
• 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.
• Do calibrate at least once every 12 hours. Calibrating
less often than every 12 hours might cause sensor
glucose readings to be inaccurate and glucose alerts to
become unreliable. This could result in you missing severe
hypoglycemia (low blood glucose) or hyperglycemia (high
blood glucose) events.
• Do not ignore sensor fractures. Sensors may fracture
on rare occasions. If a sensor breaks and no portion of
it is visible above the skin, do not attempt to remove it.
Seek professional medical help if you have symptoms of
infection or inflammation—redness, swelling or pain—
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