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
Sharing is Caring
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replace the Dexcom G5 Mobile System and requires
Share
to be turned “On”
to communicate glucose information to the Follower.
You cannot use Dexcom
Share
to make treatment decisions, such as how
much insulin to take. Dexcom
Share
does not replace a BG meter. Always use
the values from a BG meter for treatment decisions.
BG values may differ from the sensor glucose information. Using the sensor
glucose information for treatment decisions could lead to low or high BG
values.
Precautions
Do not use Dexcom
Share
as the main source of CGM glucose trend
information. Use the G5 Mobile receiver as the main device to track sensor
glucose information, notifications and Alarm.
At times, the patient will be unable to share data using Dexcom
Share
, and
the Follower might miss helping the patient in the event of low or high BG
values. Do not rely solely on the Follower to alert the patient of low or high
glucose events or other important information. At times, the Follower may not
receive data, and the patient will not be notified of this fact.
When using Dexcom
Share
, make sure
Share
is turned “On.” If not, the
patient will be unable to share data, and the Follower might miss helping the
patient in the event of low or high BG values. If the patient’s smart device
does not have a connection or loses the connection, the patient will be unable
to share data, and the Follower might miss helping the patient in the event of
low or high BG values.
Do not use Dexcom
Share
unless both the patient’s and Follower’s smart
devices have active Internet connections in order to share data. If either the
patient or the Follower does not have a connection, loses their connection,
turns off the connection (“Airplane Mode”) or if the smart device is in Do Not
Disturb mode, the patient will be unable to share data and the Follower might
miss helping the patient in the event of low or high BG values. To check this,
make sure that the Follower’s smart device can receive text messages. Follow
notifications and text messages work by a similar process.
Make sure the patient’s and Follower’s smart devices have charged batteries
or are connected to electrical outlets. If the smart device shuts down due to