Medtronic guardian Getting Started Manual - page 7
Understanding CGM | 5
To set your high and low glucose alert limits, go to:
HoMe Screen > Main Menu > SenSor > SenSor Setup > edit SettinGS > GLucoSe aLarMS:
on > Glucose Limits
predictive alarms provide you with a warning that your glucose is trending towards your
chosen high and low glucose limits 5-30 minutes before you would otherwise reach these
limits. With predictive alarms, you can be made aware of potential glucose highs and lows
even before they occur.
To set your predictive alarms, go to:
HoMe Screen > Main Menu > SenSor > SenSor Setup > edit SettinGS: on > predictive aLM
rate of change alerts notify you that your glucose levels are rising or falling at a certain rate.
They are useful for understanding how quickly your glucose levels are affected by meals and
insulin, and to recognize potentially dangerous sensor glucose changes before they become
a problem. The riSe rate alert can be helpful if you are prone to forgetting to take insulin,
since glucose levels tend to spike significantly at these times. Likewise, the FaLL rate alert
can be helpful in protecting you when you give yourself too much insulin, or if you skip a
meal by accident.
To set your rate of change alerts, go to:
HoMe Screen > Main Menu > SenSor > SenSor Setup > edit SettinGS > rate alarms
It’s often best to wait until you have adjusted to CGM to set these alerts.
Going to a movie or making a presentation? Your Guardian® Monitor can be set to vibrate or
silent mode to avoid distractions. Set the volume to VIBRATE if you prefer to not receive audible
alerts for any reason. The Sensor Silence feature allows you to silence specific alerts in the
system. You will still be able to see these alerts on the screen of your Guardian Monitor.
To place your monitor on VIBRATE mode, go to:
HoMe Screen > Main Menu > utiLitieS > aLarM > aLert type > Vibrate
To set your sensor silence feature, go to:
HoMe Screen > Main Menu > SenSor > alert Silence
The Snooze setting is the time the system waits after an alert and before it alerts again if the
situation is not resolved. Setting the snooze properly will prevent excessive alarms for HIGH SG
and lOW SG situations which you have already taken action to correct.