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- Look for a place on your abdomen, back of arms or upper buttocks where you have some padding. The Dexcom G6 sensor is not tested or approved for other sites. Talk to your doctor or diabetes care team about the best site for you.
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Dexcom G6 sensors may be inserted on the abdomen and back of the upper arm (diabetes arm sensor), or the upper buttocks ages 2-17 years.
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The Dexcom G6 is officially approved for use in either one or two locations, depending on the user’s age. All users can place the G6 sensor on the abdomen or back of the upper arm. Children (ages 2-17) are additionally approved to use it on the upper buttocks. The Dexcom G7 — which has only recently been released, but is not yet available to all cu...
The FreeStyle Libre system — whether the Libre 2 or the newly-released Libre 3— has only one officially approved area for sensor application. The instructions explain: While the arm is almost certainly the most popular place to wear a Libre sensor, some Libre users, just like many Dexcom users, do their own thing. Some prefer to use the abdomen, th...
Medtronic’s CGM is less popular with our readers than its competitors, but many still rely on it as part of the company’s MiniMed 670G and the 630Ginsulin pump systems. The Guardian Connect is approved for use in the abdomen or the back of the upper arm at a site “that has an adequate amount of fat.” If you look deep in the user manual, you’ll find...
We’ve conducted an informal poll on our Facebook page and pored over comments in our forum. After reviewing well over a hundred responses, we can report that these are the most popular sensor sites: Upper Arm No matter the model of CGM, the arm is the most popular choice in our community. Most users choose to apply their CGM sensors to the back of ...
The safest and most reliable sensor placement is the one recommended by the manufacturer. When you use the arm and/or abdomen as recommended, you can be fairly sure that your CGM system is set up to work exactly as intended. However, while we cannot recommend the practice, some people with diabetes opt for alternative sites for a variety of reasons...
Dexcom G7 sensors may be inserted on the back of the upper arm (indicated for users ages 2 years and older) or the upper buttocks (ages 2-6 years old).
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Dexcom G6 sensors may be inserted on the abdomen (indicated for patients age 2 years and older) or the upper buttocks (ages 2-17 years). Sensor placement is important and you will want to change your insertion site with each sensor.
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Apr 10, 2024 · This video will show you how to insert your Dexcom G7 sensor.As a reminder, read product instructions before you use your Dexcom G7 CGM System.Where to inser...
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Learn how to insert your Dexcom G6 sensor and attach the transmitter with these detailed instructions and video tutorial.
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Jun 9, 2020 · Where should you put the Dexcom G7 sensor? The G7 sensor’s position differs slightly from previous generations, depending on the user’s age. Adults and children age seven years and older: back of the upper arm (in the US) and back of arms and abdomen (Europe and UK.)
