OmniPod 5 - About the Dexcom G6 in Automated Mode

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21.2. About the DexcomG6 in Automated Mode
Warning: ALWAYS be aware of your current sensor glucose value, trust how
your body feels and do not ignore symptoms of high and low glucose. Even
though insulin delivery adjusts automatically in Automated Mode, with the
goal of bringing your glucose level to your dened Target Glucose, severe
hypoglycaemia or hyperglycaemia may still occur.
If your sensor glucose values do not match your symptoms, ALWAYS check
your blood glucose using a BG meter, and consider treatment and/or Sensor
calibration if necessary. ALWAYS switch to Manual Mode if you feel you are
receiving inaccurate Sensor glucose values.
• Erroneously high sensor glucose values can cause excessive insulin delivery,
leading to severe hypoglycaemia, seizure, loss of consciousness or death.
• Erroneously low sensor glucose values can cause prolonged insulin
suspension, leading to hyperglycaemia, DKA or death.
If you are having symptoms that are not consistent with your blood glucose
readings and you have followed all instructions described in this User Guide,
contact your healthcare provider.
While in Automated Mode, the Omnipod 5 System relies on your current and
predicted sensor glucose values to calculate automated insulin delivery. Sensor
glucose values and trends may also be used by the SmartBolus Calculator in both
Automated and Manual Modes.
It is important that your Dexcom G6 is functioning properly, delivering accurate
values and connecting to your Pod.
To ensure Sensor accuracy, be aware of your sensor glucose values. If you are
experiencing symptoms that do not match your sensor glucose values, use a
separate BG meter.
When your Pod and Sensor lose communication in Automated Mode, the System
will enter Automated: Limited state. For more about Automated: Limited, see
“21.5. About Automated Mode: Limited” on page 269.
If you experience frequent connectivity loss between the Pod and Sensor, see
“26.3. Sensor FAQs” on page 317.
Connectivity issues can oen be resolved by the following:
• Wear the Pod and Sensor within the line of sight such that the two devices can
“see” one another.
• Check that your current, active Transmitter is paired to the Pod by checking
that the Transmitter serial number (SN) stored in both the Omnipod 5 App
and in the Dexcom G6 mobile app are the same.