Patient's mother contacted dexcom on (b)(6) 2015, to report that a patient experienced discomfort at insertion site on (b)(6) 2015.The sensor was inserted at the buttocks on (b)(6) 2015.Patient's mother reported that the patient went to the school nurse to have her remove the sensor due to pain.School nurse removed the sensor due to pain.No additional event or patient information is available.There was no reported alleged device malfunction.It should be noted that the dexcom g5 mobile continuous glucose monitoring system users guide states: inserting the sensor and wearing the adhesive patch might cause infection, bleeding, pain or skin irritations (redness, swelling, bruising, itching, scarring, or skin discoloration).
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