Dexcom G6 User manual

Continuous Glucose
Monitoring System
User Guide

WARNING:
Failure to use the Dexcom G6 Continuous Glucose Monitoring System (G6) and its
components according to the instructions for use and all indications, contraindications,
warnings, precautions, and cautions may result in you missing a severe hypoglycemia
(low blood glucose) or hyperglycemia (high blood glucose) occurrence and/or making
a treatment decision that may result in injury. If your glucose alerts and readings from
G6 do not match your symptoms or expectations, use a fingerstick blood glucose value
from your blood glucose meter to make diabetes treatment decisions. Seek medical
attention when appropriate.
Please review the product instructions before using the G6. Indications,
contraindications, warnings, precautions, cautions, and other important user
information can be found in the product instructions that are included with, or
accompany, the G6. Discuss with your healthcare professional how you should use
the information displayed on the G6 to help manage your diabetes. The product
instructions contain important information on troubleshooting the G6 and on the
performance characteristics of the system.

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Table of Contents
Part 1: Get Started
Chapter 1 |Begin Your Dexcom G6
Continuous Glucose Monitoring
System (G6) Journey
1.1 Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
1.2 Resources. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
1.3 Your Dexcom Account. . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
1.4 Glossary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
1.5 What Was Covered and
What’s Coming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17
Chapter 2 |Indications for Use and
Safety Statements
2.1 Introduction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
2.2 Important User Information . . . . . . . . 19
2.3 Dexcom G6 Safety Statements . . . . . 20
2.4 What Was Covered and
What’s Coming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Chapter 3 |Risks and Benefits
3.1 Risks. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
3.2 Benefits. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
3.3 What Was Covered and
What’s Coming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Part 2: Let's G6
Chapter 4 |What is the G6?
4.1 Introduction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
4.2 G6 CGM System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
4.3 What’s New for G6? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
4.4 G6 Components. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
4.5 What Was Covered and
What’s Coming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Chapter 5 |Set Up Your Display Devices
5.1 Introduction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .51
5.2 Choose the App, the Receiver,
or Both . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .51
5.3 App . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
5.4 Receiver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
5.5 What Was Covered and
What’s Coming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Chapter 6 |Start Your Sensor
6.1 Introduction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .71
6.2 Prepare to Insert Sensor . . . . . . . . . . . .71
6.3 Choose Sensor Site . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
6.4 Insert Sensor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
6.5 Attach Transmitter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
6.6 Pair and Start Your Sensor. . . . . . . . . . 85
6.7 Pairing Tips. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
6.8 What Was Covered and
What’s Coming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
Chapter 7 |Calibrate
7.1 Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
7.2 Calibration Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
7.3 Prepare to Calibrate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
7.4 Calibrating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
7.5 Calibrate Without Prompts . . . . . . . . 106
7.6 Check In With Jake and Kelly . . . . . . 106
7.7 What Was Covered and
What’s Coming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
Part 3: Next Steps
Chapter 8 |Home Screen
8.1 Introduction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .111
8.2 Home Screen Overview . . . . . . . . . . .111
8.3 Glucose Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . .113
8.4 Navigation and Status Bar . . . . . . . . . .116
8.5 What Was Covered and
What’s Coming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .121
Chapter 9 |Events
9.1 Introduction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
9.2 Events Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123

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9.3 Enter Insulin Event . . . . . . . . . . . . .124
9.4 Other Events . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .128
9.5 App: Edit or Delete an Event . . . . .129
9.6 App: View Events. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
9.7 What Was Covered and
What’s Coming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .132
Chapter 10 |Alarm and Alerts
10.1 Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .133
10.2 Alarm and Alerts Overview . . . . .133
10.3 Check In With Kelly. . . . . . . . . . . . 147
10.4 Confirming Alarm/Alerts . . . . . . .148
10.5 Customizing Your Alerts . . . . . . .150
10.6 Why Customize Alerts? . . . . . . . .162
10.7 Check In With Jake and Kelly . . .163
10.8 App: Control When
Alarm/Alerts Sound . . . . . . . . . . .165
10.9 App: Alert Schedule . . . . . . . . . . .166
10.10 What Was Covered and
What’s Coming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171
Chapter 11 |Treatment Decisions
11.1 Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173
11.2 How Do You Know
You’re Ready?. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173
11.3 Your HCP Is Your Partner. . . . . . . 174
11.4 When to Use Your Meter . . . . . . . 175
11.5 Watch and Wait . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177
11.6 Using Your G6 for
Treatment Decisions. . . . . . . . . . . 177
11.7 Check In With Jake and Kelly . . .179
11.8 You Decide! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181
11.9 What Was Covered and
What’s Coming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .183
Chapter 12 |App: Sharing
Information With Your Support Team
12.1 Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .185
12.2 Share and Follow . . . . . . . . . . . . .185
12.3 Check In With Jake and Kelly . . 203
12.4 What Was Covered and
What’s Coming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205
Chapter 13 |End Sensor and
Transmitter Sessions
13.1 Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .207
13.2 End Your Sensor Session . . . . . . .207
13.3 Remove Sensor and
Transmitter. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .210
13.4 End of Transmitter Battery . . . . .214
13.5 Pair New Transmitter . . . . . . . . . .214
13.6 What Was Covered and
What’s Coming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .224
Chapter 14 |Troubleshooting
14.1 Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .225
14.2 Alarm/Alerts and
G6 Readings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .225
14.3 Applicator. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .235
14.4 App . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 240
14.5 Receiver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 240
14.6 Recalibration Alert . . . . . . . . . . . 250
14.7 Transmitter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .252
14.8 Sensor. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 254
14.9 Share . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .255
14.10 Accuracy. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .257
14.11 Calibration Prompts . . . . . . . . . 258
14.12 What Was Covered and
What’s Coming . . . . . . . . . . . . . .259
Part 4: Everything Else G6
Appendix A |Need Help?
You’re Not Alone! ..............263
Appendix B |Security and
Air Travel......................267
Appendix C |Extend Your App...269
Appendix D |Take Care of
Your G6.......................275
Appendix E |Warranty..........283
Appendix F |Technical
Information ...................289

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Appendix G |Label Symbols ....335
Appendix H |Alarm/Alerts
Vibrations and Sounds..........339
Index .........................355

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Get Started
• Get Started
• Indications for Use and Safety Statement
• Risks and Benefits

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