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Eversense E3 CGM User Guide
Illness & Stress
When you are ill or stressed, your glucose is impacted, and this may be a consideration for making treatment
decisions. Keep in mind that stress is not always negative. You could find your glucose levels changing while headed
on holiday or going to a fun social event. Your healthcare provider can help you create a plan for treatment decisions
when you are sick or in stressful situations.
Medications
Understand how the medications you take impact your glucose. Some diabetes medications work to decrease your
glucose, and some medications, like steroids, may increase your glucose levels. With Eversense E3, medications of the
Tetracycline class may falsely lower glucose and you should not rely on CGM readings when taking drugs in this class.
Talk with your healthcare provider about the medications you take and what to consider about them when making
treatment decisions.
Eversense E3 Glucose Alerts
Your healthcare provider will help you determine the target range and glucose alert levels that are right for you. Pay
careful attention to your Eversense E3 glucose alerts – you may need to make a treatment decision. When you receive
an Out of Range Glucose Alert, the sensor glucose value is below 40 mg/dL with LO displayed instead of a number,
or above 400 mg/dL with HI displayed instead of a number. Ask your healthcare provider about how treating very
low and very high glucose may be dierent from the way you otherwise treat, and always use your BG meter to make
a treatment decision when LO or HI is displayed.
Look Ahead
Carefully consider the time of day when making CGM treatment decisions, just like you do when using your BG
meter. For example, if your glucose is high and rising just before bedtime, adjust your insulin dose according to your
healthcare provider’s recommendation. Also think about how to treat if you are planning to exercise or will be sitting
in a meeting all day. Your healthcare provider may recommend adjusting your treatment decision based on what is
about to happen in order to avoid high or low glucose.
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