Dexcom G4 Platinum User Manual page 26

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at the insertion site. If you experience a broken sensor,
please report this to our Technical Support department at
1.877.339.2664 or 1.858.200.0200 24 hours a day, 7 days
a week.
• Do not use the Dexcom G4 PLATINUM (Pediatric)
System in pregnant women or persons on dialysis. The
system is not approved for use in pregnant women or
persons on dialysis and has not been evaluated in these
populations. Sensor glucose readings may be inaccurate
in these populations and could result in you missing severe
hypoglycemia (low blood glucose) or hyperglycemia (high
blood glucose) events.
• Do not use the Dexcom G4 PLATINUM (Pediatric) System
in critically ill patients. It is not known how different
conditions or medications common to the critically ill
population may affect the performance of the system.
Sensor glucose readings may be inaccurate in critically ill
patients, and 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 insert the sensor in sites other than the belly
(abdomen) or upper buttocks. Other sites have not been
studied and are not approved. Use in other sites might
cause sensor glucose readings to be inaccurate and could
result in you missing severe hypoglycemia (low blood
glucose) or hyperglycemia (high blood glucose) events.
• Do not expect alerts from the Dexcom G4 PLATINUM
(Pediatric) System until after the 2-hour startup. You will
NOT get any sensor glucose readings or alerts until after
the 2-hour startup ends AND you complete the startup
calibration. During this time you might miss severe
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