User's Manual

Dexcom G5x System User Guide
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Take a moment and read the safety statements. If not followed, your sensor
glucose readings and trends may be less accurate, and you may miss
important High or Low Glucose Alerts.
Contraindication
Don’t:
Take medications with acetaminophen while wearing the sensor.
Why: Taking medications with acetaminophen (such as Tylenol or
Excedrin Extra Strength) while wearing the sensor may falsely raise your
sensor glucose readings. The level of sensor inaccuracy:
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Depends on amount of acetaminophen active in your body.
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May be different for each person.
Consequences: Without correct readings you might miss a severe low or
high glucose event.
Warning
Don’t:
Use the system sensor glucose readings for treatment decisions.
Do: When making treatment decisions, such as the amount of insulin you
need, only use your BG value from your BG meter..
Why: Since they measure your glucose from different body fluids, sensor
glucose readings can be different from your meter’s BG values.
Consequences: If sensor glucose readings are used in determining
treatments, it could result in you missing a severe low or high glucose
event.
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