User's Manual
Table Of Contents
- Chapter 1
- Beginning Your Dexcom G5® Mobile Continuous Glucose Monitoring (CGM) System Journey
- Chapter 2
- Indications for Use and Safety Statement
- Chapter 3
- Risks and Benefits
- Chapter 4
- What’s the G5 Mobile?
- Chapter 5
- Set Up Your Display Devices
- Chapter 6
- Starting a Sensor Session: Inserting Sensor, AttachingTransmitter, and Starting Your Session
- Chapter 7
- Calibration
- Chapter 8
- Ending Your Sensor Session and Transmitter Session
- Chapter 9
- Home Screen, Rate of Change Arrows, and Errors
- Chapter 10
- Daily Events Affect Your Glucose Trends and Patterns
- Chapter 11
- Sensor Glucose Alarm and Alerts
- Chapter 12
- On the Go With G5: Customizing Your Alarm and Alerts
- EVERYTHING ELSE G5
- Chapter 13
- Warranty: The Fine Print
- Chapter 14
- How to Take Care of Your G5 Mobile
- Chapter 15
- On the Go With G5 Mobile: Getting Through Security
- Chapter 16
- Need Help? You’re Not Alone!
- Chapter 17
- Technical Information
- Chapter 18
- Troubleshooting
- Chapter 19
- Symbols on Package Labels
- SHARING IS CARING
Dexcom G5 Mobile System User Guide
Daily Events Affect Your Glucose Trends and Patterns
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Device What you see What it means
Smart
Device:
In App
Illness
Have a cold, flu, or any other
temporary illness affecting your well-
being?
Stress
Are you under stress? Feeling
anxious?
High Symptoms
Feel high BG symptoms?
Low Symptoms
Feel low BG symptoms?
Cycle
Have you started your menstrual
cycle?
Alcohol
Had a glass of wine, beer, or cocktail?
Receiver
You can have multiple Events in a single day, or even during the same time
frame and enter them all in at the same time. As an example, you’re running
late because of traffic (Stress) and quickly swing by a drive-thru to get lunch
(Carbs of 85 grams).