Still have calibration issues with G7

No it's not. What's a pain is poking your finger five, six, seven times a day.

What happened to the new sensor being able to go for 14 days?

@@firstlas9647 I meant annoying, not painful.

Sometimes they last 10 and sometimes they last 14. Do you always change yours at 10. Because you could just wait till it stops transmitting and just be ready to change it. Because all mine would stop between 12 and 14 days. Changing this between 2 and 3 times a month is also a lot less hassle then having to poke my finger 10 times a day.

@@redsithobsidian6769 Mine stops at the exact time it starts 10 days later. I prefer this better than pricking my finger too.

I’ve always put the g6 in the arm area

I prefer the Freestyle Libre also, I heard the Dexcom comes off easily so need a tape thingy to hold it.

Agree with you. Was forced to use FSL for a year due to insurance. It’s ok but I have an Apple Watch which is so convenient for me. The G6 would be wonky the first day so I would place the new one at least 12 hours in advance and no problems. I have always placed on my upper arm. Never worked right on my abdomen. Just got the G7 today. Will apply on a few days. The feature that I am looking forward to is the half hour warmup period

@@janecerullo8280 please let me know how you like it?? Im gross and sweat, so it’s hard to have all this tape stuff and I fear moving and angles in my movements will cause issue. IDC what they say, the tape itself for me is never strong enough. I have to get after market stuff to place over the standard stock stuff. But the adhesive American company I found gives me 90% confidence. Sorry to ramble, but that’s why im sticking so far with tslim to go along with my Dexcom. I fear using the new “insulin pump” cause it to me is like another sensor but with more weight, and more tape. It might be the greatest thing. But at times I have trouble with just the sensor and infusion sites itself. I have no confidence on adhesives. And relying on this to give me a somewhat normal life considering. Im not trying to have to get new parts aside from standard order. Insurance will be like what’s going on. Medtronic had some nice stuff to counteract people like me who sweat and are active. But it wasn’t covered by insurance, and for a day longer I couldn’t do it. Im very curious to hear about your experience. Maybe im to afraid to take risks. But im sure many people outside diabetes know the struggle of medical adhesives LOL. One thing we haven’t advanced I feel like. May I ask what do you mean by wonky?

@@janecerullo8280 I also just made sure my phone and pump are always in the same side of my body as the sensor on my arm. I use the biggest wire they have connecting to the infusion site and pump. So I alternate in the winter on my stomach, and just put the tubing across me to my sensor side when it’s time to change and alternate. Summer months I put the infusion site a tad below belt line on my backside. I make sure to alternate. Have you ever hit a capillary I think they call it. When you bleed and it won’t stop. When it first happened to me I thought I was going to lose all the blood. Luckily j called and figured it out. But talk about getting light headed in fear. Hitting those stink Tech is great, but sometimes they miss explaining things.

It’s still a pin.

Yes you can log insulin, food, activities notes or blood glucose checks

As with you, I was diagnosed several technology-generations ago -- 46 years ago with Type 1. I've experienced the evolution of staying alive via injecting pork insulin and measuring blood glucose with urine strips to all of the intervening insulin, medical and tech developments. Technological quantum jumps now occur every several years. Yet I still remain astonished while attending a T1 discussion group several years ago when some users carped about the extra weight and batteries inherent in a new-generation Medtronic pump, color screen included. The carpers expressed the attitude of "How dare they create a heavier new model? Why should I be discomfited by carrying around an extra ounce of incredibly designed lifesaving technology?" My attitude? Be lucky that we are able to stay alive with ever-improving gear. Now I'm using Omnipod 5 and Dexcom G6, both of which are imperfect devices ... but they are still marvelous wonders of technology that help keep me, and most likely everyone on Andrew's KZfaq site, in better health with than without.

I just got my G7 yesterday…without insurance at Walgreens the kit was $375 and 3 sensors (1-month supply) without insurance was $440…my insurance covered all but $89

The couple things I saw were more from new users, but certainly something to keep an eye on. It can also be the host devices versus the transmitter but I havent seen issues and I've reached out to Dexcom for their take as well.

My phone is in my hand next to the sponsor and has been having errors all day. It’s my 2nd g7 I miss the g6 😢

I’ve had a really hard time with my Apple Phone and the Dexcom 6 giving accurate readings. My finger pricks have only been cut in half.

No not yet probably in a couple years when they upgrade it

You still have to calibrate. Ya it does though.

I heard there is a shortage, maybe near the end of March will it be available.

Your doctor will be able to tell you.

Hey Scotty! Couple things here. First, all of these issues are almost all related to the Tandem T:Slim X2, which I believe is the insulin pump you're describing. The disconnecting, the 1,2,3 situation, the days of reading, all of that is the T:Slim, not the Dexcom sensor. The good news is I do have some suggestions that may help out! For the disconnecting issue, I have occasionally seen this when my sensor and my pump are located on opposing sides of my body. Your body is dense and can be difficult for Bluetooth signals to pass through. You can situate your pump position or your set positions to help reduce this issue. If it continues, you may want to contact Tandem for a new pump. I wear the G6 and T:Slim X2 and I have maybe one disconnection every couple months and only when it is position-based and easily rectified. When it comes to history, do you sync your Dexcom to your smartphone as well as your insulin pump? If so, it is far easier to collect data and you can also run your own reports via Clarity that can give you more insight into your glucose readings. From here, you can actually provide your doctor a code and they can pull down your entire history of G6 readings whenever you go in for an appointment. No need to download off the pump and will be much more complete! Finally, if you are seeing your G6 being inaccurate, there are two things you can try. First is adjust the positioning. Maybe move more towards your sides or more towards your navel. The G6 is only cleared for the belly area and wont necessarily be accurate if you wear it on your arms, legs or buttocks. But the spot it goes in could impact the accuracy of the sensor. The second thing is calibrate it. You can calibrate at any time in the Dexcom app so if you are feeling low (or high) but the reading says you are fine, do a fingerstick and then calibrate the sensor in the app. This should clear those issues up! By the way, none of this is medical advice but more tech troubleshooting from a fellow user. The Dexcom G7 will still use Bluetooth tech and will do many of the same things you are outlining above. It's best to address them with Tandem so that you have a better experience with the G7! For what it is worth, the Dexcom CGMs are the only ones that currently work with the Tandem pumps so you dont have any other choices if you want a CGM and pump that work together without getting a different pump.

@@AndrewOHara thanks for the reply but...I'm not using a pump. strictly have the G6 monitoring system. I do calibrate it after putting in a new sensor. I wait for a time when it's been at a level number then prick myself and adjust from there. but even then when it recalibrates itself it's 25 points off or more sometimes. Maybe I just need a new unit. I'll talk eith my dr about it and see what he says. Thanks again.

Everything's amazing and nobody's happy

@@thedreadedmarco Nothing is amazing and no one, (especially me) is happy. Tuesday I went and did my grocery shopping and haD my unit in my pocket the whole time. When I got home after about 1 1/2 hours, I took the unit out of my pocket and it said "Lost connection, may take up to 30 minutes to connect." WTF?? I've been taking the unit with me when I go places more than I have. I have a Dr appt soon and if it doesn't show any activity, as it did 6 months ago. then I'm throwing it out. MAJOR POS!!

My 2019 Subaru Ascent auto manual with tell you that the technology of the car may have an affect on medical devices. Dexcom can’t or won’t tell me if this applies to Decom 6.

I'm currently using the Omnipod Dash and G6 and all I do is take my numbers from my phone and input into my PDM. It's not the best system, but better than the Medtronic/glucometer system I had before