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36 Chapter 5: Treatment Decisions
Dexcom G6
®
System • Using Your G6
Situation Solution
Lunch time:
Three hours later, you
are about to dose for
lunch.
You see:
Think about:
• Number and Arrow: You have both.
• Down arrow: Your glucose is falling .11–.17 mmol/L
each minute.
What you should do:
• Use your G6 to treat. Because of the down arrow,
take a little less.
Mid-afternoon:
It is 3 hours after
lunch.
You see:
Think about:
• Number and No Arrow: You do not have an arrow.
What you should do:
• Use your meter for treatment decisions.
Early Evening:
Just before dinner, you
feel a little shaky and
sweaty.
You see:
Think about:
• Symptoms and G6 Reading: Your symptoms do not
match your sensor G6 readings.
What you should do:
• Thoroughly wash your hands and take a fingerstick.
If your meter value matches your symptoms, use it
for treatment decisions. Then consider calibrating
your G6 to align it to your meter. You do not have to
calibrate, but you can.
6.1
mmol/L
12.4
mmol/L
6.8
mmol/L