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CHAPTER 5: DEXCOM G4 PLATINUM (PEDIATRIC)
SYSTEM SETUP
5.1 Setting Up the Receiver and Pairing with Your Transmitter. . . . . 45
5.2 The Settings Menu. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
5.2.1 Getting to the Settings Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
5.2.2 Setting Your Receiver Time and Date . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
5.2.3 Entering Your Transmitter ID . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
5.2.4 Turning On Share On Your Receiver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
5.3 Checking Information About Your Dexcom G4 PLATINUM
(Pediatric) System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
5.4 Transmitter and Receiver Communication. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
CHAPTER 6: INSERTING A SENSOR AND STARTING A
SENSOR SESSION
6.1 Before You Start . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
6.2 Removing the Sensor from its Packaging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
6.3 Choosing an Insertion Site. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
6.4 Placing the Sensor. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
6.5 Sensor Insertion. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
6.6 Transmitter Attachment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
6.7 Starting a Sensor Session . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
6.8 Sensor Startup Period . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
6.9 Taping the Sensor Pod . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
6.10 Temporary Receiver Shutdown . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
6.11 The Dexcom G4 PLATINUM (Pediatric) System and Water . . . 69
CHAPTER 7: CALIBRATING YOUR DEXCOM G4
PLATINUM (PEDIATRIC) SYSTEM
7.1 Calibration Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
7.2 How to Calibrate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
7.3 Startup Calibration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
7.4 12-Hour Calibration Update . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
7.5 Other Reasons You May Need to Calibrate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
CHAPTER 8: SENSOR GLUCOSE READINGS AND
TRENDS
8.1 Sensor Glucose Readings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
8.2 Rate of Change Arrows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
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