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Dexcom ONE User Guide
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Treatment decisions
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.
• Slowly Falling
Arrow: Glucose is
falling up to
3.4 mmol/L in 30
minutes.
What you should do:
• Use your Dexcom ONE
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 up to 5 mmol/L
in 30 minutes.
What you should do:
• Use your Dexcom ONE
to treat. Take your
normal dose and,
because of the up
arrow, a little more.
After breakfast:
Thirty minutes after
dosing to cover
breakfast, you get
a High Alert.
You see:
Think about:
• Insulin: You took
insulin less than an
hour ago. It takes time
to work.
What you should do:
• Nothing. Watch and
wait to avoid stacking
insulin. Do not treat
for at least another
hour and a half.
4.4
mmol/L
7.3
mmol/L
12.4
mmol/L