Preparing For Calibration; Eight Steps To Successful Calibration:; Ready? Set? Calibrate - Dexcom G5 mobile User Manual

Receiver
The receiver alerts you with an initial vibration for calibration prompts. If not cleared, you
receive a vibrate/beep every five minutes until confirmed.

6.5 Preparing for Calibration

Your sensor depends on you to help make its sensor glucose readings accurate. If you do not
prepare properly for the calibration, your sensor may not provide you with the most accurate
sensor glucose readings.

Eight Steps to Successful Calibration:

Do:
1. Wash and dry your hands before staking a fingerstick measurement.
2. Always use the same meter you routinely use to measure your blood glucose.
a. Blood glucose meter and strip accuracy vary between meter brands.
b. Switching within a session might cause sensor glucose readings to be less
accurate.
3. Follow meter's instructions exactly when taking your fingerstick measurement.
4. Verify test strips are current and, if required, coded correctly with meter.
5. Check: Is Bluetooth active?
6. Use fingerstick BG values only.
a. Other sites are not as accurate.
b. Must enter within five minutes of taking BG meter value.
c. Enter exact BG value from your meter for each calibration.
Do Not:
7. Do not take paracetamol/acetaminophen containing medication during your session.
a. See your healthcare professional to better understand how long
paracetamol/acetaminophen is active in your body.
8. Do not calibrate if your BG values are under 2.2 mmol/L or over 22.2 mmol/L.
a. If BG value is outside of this range, the system does not understand these values
and will not calibrate.
i. You must wait until your blood glucose is in the range to calibrate.
Be safe—if blood glucose is low, first treat low blood sugar, and then calibrate.

6.6 Ready? Set? Calibrate!

You have followed the eight steps, have a valid BG value from your meter, and your display
device keeps alerting you: Calibrate! Calibrate! Calibrate!
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