User's Manual

Dexcom G5x System User Guide
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• Identify sensor applicator features
• Properly prepare for sensor insertion
• Choose the best location to insert your sensor
• Correctly insert your sensor
• Prepare transmitter for placement
• Correctly attach transmitter to transmitter holder
• Outline what happens during the sensor warmup
• Identify countdown icon
6.2 Safety Statements
Following are some important Precautions and Warnings to review; we want
to make sure you and the system are safe before starting a sensor session.
Warning
Don’t:
If a sensor breaks under the skin with no portion visible above the
skin, don’t remove it.
Do:
Contact your healthcare professional if you have redness, swelling, or
pain at the insertion site.
Within 24 hours of experiencing a broken sensor wire, please call our 24/7
Technical Support department:
Email: [e-mail]
Toll free: 1.888.738.3646
Toll call: 1.858.200.0200
Why: Sensors may fracture on rare occasions.
MRI with broken wire
For patients undergoing an MRI with a retained wire broken off from a G5x
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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