Dexcom G4 Platinum User Manual page 57

CHAPTER 6: INSERTING A SENSOR AND
STARTING A SENSOR SESSION
You need a sensor, a transmitter, and a receiver to use your Dexcom
G4 PLATINUM (Pediatric) Continuous Glucose Monitoring System.
You also need a blood glucose meter and test strips for calibration. The
blood glucose meter and test strips are not provided in the Dexcom G4
PLATINUM (Pediatric) System. The sensor continuously measures and
displays your sensor glucose readings for up to 7 days. The following
sections will show you how to insert the sensor and start a new
continuous glucose monitoring session.
Please review the tutorial on the disc in your kit. The tutorial is also
available online at www.dexcom.com.
WARNING
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—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.
For patients undergoing an MRI with a retained wire
broken off from a Dexcom G4 PLATINUM Sensor,
in-vitro MRI testing did not detect any safety hazards.
There was no significant migration or heating of the wire
and imaging artifacts were limited to the area around
the wire.
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