User's Guide

Dexcom G6 System User Guide
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Chapter 3: Risks and Benefits
• No System errors: If you get a system error – such as No Readings, Sensor Error, or
Signal Loss – you won’t get G6 readings or alarm/alerts.
• During warmup and after session ends: You won’t get alarm/alerts or G6 readings
during the 2-hour warmup or after a sensor session ends.
See Troubleshooting (Chapter 14), recommended settings (Chapter 5), and notifications
that sound while smart device is silenced/muted (Appendix H) for more information.
Using G6 for Treatment Decisions
You can use your G6 to treat for a low or dose for a high in all but these few situations .
See table below for details.
Situation Treatment Descision Tool
How you feel is consistent with our G6
reading
Use your CGM to make a treatment
decision
How you feel is inconsistent with your
CGM G6 reading
Take a fingerstick with your blood
glucose meter to make a treatment
decision
Your CGM displays a sensor glucose
number and arrow(s)
Use your CGM to make a treatment
decision
Your CGM display is missing G6 reading
(number) or arrow(s), or both
Take a fingerstick with your meter to
make a treatment decision
Use your G6 for treatment decisions, not your Followers: Dexcom Share allows you
to share your sensor glucose information from your smart device to your Followers’.
The main risk with Share is misunderstanding its purpose. The information on your
display device is the most current – it comes straight from your transmitter – so only
use yours for treatment decisions. There can be technical issues and delays in sharing
information. Followers can reach out and support you, but don’t rely on them or their
information to manage your diabetes for you.
Some users found accuracy between different sensors varied significantly. When you
insert each sensor, pay attention to its accuracy before deciding to use it for treatment
decisions.
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