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Eversense CGM User Guide
Understanding Treatment Decisions with CGM
Read the entire Eversense CGM System User Guide and be sure you are familiar with when you should and should
not make treatment decisions based on your CGM information. Before you begin using Eversense to make treatment
decisions, talk with your health care provider about understanding how food, insulin, medications, stress, and
exercise impact your glucose.
IMPORTANT:
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If your symptoms do not match the sensor glucose information displayed, or the app is not displaying both a
number and a trend arrow, then use your BG meter to make treatment decisions.
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Use your blood glucose meter to make treatment decisions until you understand how Eversense works for you.
It may take days, weeks, or even months for you to be comfortable using your CGM data to make treatment
decisions.
Take your time and follow your health care provider’s recommendation for when to use Eversense instead of your
BG meter.
Sensor Glucose and Blood Glucose
Sensor glucose is measured in the interstitial fluid, not in blood. Because of this, sensor glucose values may lag
behind blood glucose values. For example, when your CGM trend arrow shows rapidly falling glucose, your blood
glucose may be lower than the number shown; or when your CGM trend arrow shows a rapid rise, your blood glucose
may be higher than the number shown. These examples are more likely when your glucose is changing rapidly, such
as after a meal, after dosing insulin, or during and after exercise. Stress, illness, and even some medications you take
can also impact your glucose. Sometimes the right treatment decision is to wait and check your CGM data frequently
before taking action.
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