Dexcom G6 - Decisions

34 Chapter 5: Treatment Decisions
Dexcom G6
®
System • Using Your G6
5.4 Practice Making Treatment Decisions
Use the examples below to practice making treatment decisions.
Discuss them with your healthcare professional and review:
• When you need to use your meter
• How you can use your G6
• When to watch and wait instead of treat
Situation Solution
Early morning:
Your Low Alert wakes
you up.
You see:
Think about:
• Number and Arrow: You have both.
• Number: Your glucose is low – 4.4 mmol/L.
• Down Arrow: Glucose is falling .06–.11 mmol/L
each minute.
What you should do:
• Use your G6 to treat as you normally would.
Breakfast time:
Ninety minutes later
you are sitting down
for breakfast.
You see:
Think about:
• Number and Arrow: You have both.
• Up Arrow: Glucose is rising .11–.17 mmol/L each
minute.
What you should do:
• Use your G6 to treat. Take your normal dose and,
because of the up arrow, a little more.
51
mg/dL
4.4
mmol/L
7.3
mmol/L