• It’s inserted underneath your skin with the help of an introducer needle and held in place with adhesive. The Dexcom introducer needle gauge is slightly larger than those used in infusion sets.
• The Dexcom G4™ has the smallest introducer needles available as compared to Medtronic Sof-Sensor and Abbott Freestyle Navigator introducer needles
• It takes a glucose reading every 5 minutes*
• The sensor tracks how your glucose is behaving over time, and tells you where your glucose is heading and how fast
• The Dexcom G4™ Sensor is approved for up to 7-days of wear

*Glucose readings are not taken during the 2-hour start-up period.

• Small, sleek, transmitter; waterproof up to 2.4 metres for 24 hours
• It clips into place inside a plastic sensor pod that’s attached to the adhesive and sensor
• The transmitter wirelessly sends your sensor-measured glucose readings to your pump

• Every 5 minutes, it reads your glucose levels and displays the ups, downs and trends, in full-on colour coded action.*
• You can see 1-, 3-, 6-, 12-, and 24-hour increments of continuous glucose data
• It has customizable alerts that can tell you when your going high or low.

*Glucose readings are not taken during the 2-hour start-up period.