Inserting the sensor
WARNING: Wear gloves to insert the sensor into someone other than yourself to avoid contact with
patient blood. Minimal bleeding may occur. Contact with patient blood can cause infection.
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1. Wash your hands.
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4. Open the sensor
package.
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2. Choose an insertion site that has a sufficient
amount of fat on the abdomen.
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5. Remove the pedestal
from the package.
Place the pedestal on
a flat surface.
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6. Make sure that the adhesive tab is tucked under
the sensor connector and sensor snaps.
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3. Clean the insertion site
with alcohol. Let the
area air dry.