User's Manual

Dexcom G5 Mobile System User Guide
Calibration
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c. Enter exact BG value from your meter for each calibration.
Don’t:
1. Don’t take acetaminophen-containing medication during your session
(for example, Tylenol).
a. See your healthcare professional to better understand how
long acetaminophen is active in your body.
2. Don’t calibrate if your BG values are under 40 mg/dL or over 400
mg/dL.
a. If BG value is outside of this range, receiver doesn’t
understand these values and won’t calibrate.
i. You must wait until your BG is in the range to
calibrate.
3. Don’t calibrate if trend arrows are going straight up or down.
a. Glucose is changing too quickly for an accurate calibration.
Be safe—if BG is low, first treat low blood sugar, and then calibrate.
7.7 Ready? Set? Calibrate!
You’ve followed the eight steps above, have a valid BG value from your
meter, and your display device keeps alerting you: Calibrate! Calibrate!
Calibrate!
Remember:
You don’t have to take a fingerstick measurement for each display device
when calibrating; once you enter the reading into one, data is pushed to the
other within ten minutes.
Next are steps to enter your calibrations using the app, followed by the steps
for entering your calibrations into the receiver.
Initial Calibration With Your G5 Mobile app
Step What you see What you do Additional Info