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Dexcom G5 Mobile System User Guide
264Using the Dexcom G5 Mobile System for Treatment Decisions
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What you see Possible actions based on trend arrows
Arrows Low glucose High glucose Target glucose
Watch and wait.
Make sure you didn’t
over-treat for a low.
May adjust insulin to
correct a high sensor
glucose reading to
reach target range.
Don’t stack insulin.
May need to take
insulin to stay within
target range.
Don’t stack insulin.
May need to eat a
snack or fast-acting
carbohydrate.
Was last insulin dose
too high or activity
too strenuous?
Based on last insulin
dose or activity, may
need to watch and
wait to reach target
range.
May need to eat a
snack or fast-acting
carbohydrate.
May need to eat a
snack or fast-acting
carbohydrate.
Was last insulin dose
too high or activity
too strenuous?
Based on last insulin
dose or activity, may
need to watch and
wait to reach target
range.
May need to eat a
snack or fast-acting
carbohydrate.
May need to eat a
snack or fast-acting
carbohydrate.
Was last insulin dose
too high or activity
too strenuous?
Based on last insulin
dose or activity, may
need to watch and
wait to reach target
range.
May need to eat a
snack or fast-acting
carbohydrate.