If you have questions, please contact Dexcom CARE®, our team of certified diabetes educators and other healthcare professionals, at 877-339-2664 (ext.4950) or [email protected]; your local sales rep; or visit hcp.dexcom.com.
Dexcom does not provide dosing guidance for HCPs. There are, however, three approaches to using the rate-of-change arrows for adjusting insulin doses. These are:
1. DirecNet Method
* Use of the DirecNet Applied Treatment Algorithm (DATA) for Diabetes Management with a Real-Time Continuous Glucose Monitor (the FreeStyle Navigator). Pediatr Diabetes. 2008 Apr; 9(2):142-147.
2. Jeremy Pettus and Steven Edelman Method
* Recommendations for using Real-Time Continuous Glucose Monitoring (rtCGM) Data for Insulin Adjustments in Type 1 Diabetes. Journal Diabetes Science and Technology. August 2016.
3. Gary Scheiner Method
* Practical CGM: Guide to Improving Outcomes Through Continuous Glucose Monitoring. American Diabetes Association, 2015.