Patient's live in nurse contacted dexcom on (b)(6) 2015, to report that the patient experienced light bleeding at sensor insertion site on (b)(6) 2015.Nurse reported that the needle insertion caused active bleeding for a couple of minutes.Patients live in nurse treated the affected area with a band aid.At the time of contact, patient's nurse reported current condition of patient as "ok".No additional event or patient information is available.It should be noted that the dexcom g4 platinum 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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