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    Dexcom G6 reliability

    Replaced a cannula the other day & sad to report the software update made no difference. I have switched reminders off again and will go back to waiting until the cannuala stops working (usually 1-2 days) and replace then. Shame. I guess I am the only one experiencing Dexcom G6 unreliability...
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    Dexcom G6 reliability

    Just finished the pump update & my software is now the same as yours. I have set the reminder to three days. Let,s see what happens when I have to change the cannula in one ot two days. Initially the update failed. I found that it did not like the pump connected to a USB hub - it wanted it...
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    Dexcom G6 reliability

    I have the same, but it's daft to have to edit the reminder each time a cartridge is changed. I am (hopefully) updating the pump now, so will see what happens.
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    Dexcom G6 reliability

    Ah. It looks like I'm out of date. I will see if I can update the pump. Thanks!
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    Dexcom G6 reliability

    My pump does not ask that question and I can't find any settings to change. I wonder what software version your pump is runnning? Mine is Moonlight V7.4.3
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    Dexcom G6 reliability

    Hi everybody. I have a question about Dexcom and the Tandem t:slim X2 pump with Fiasp insulin. I had a Diaport which has been removed as it got infected and is now obsolete so my consultant switched me to a closed loop with the Tandem pump and Dexcom G6. My diabetes is very labile as I don’t...
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    If not gastroparesis then what?

    Hi everyone. About 18 months ago I was diagnosed with gastroparesis – I was having loads of hypos after food as it was not being digested, vomiting (usually in the small hours), feeling full – all the usual symptoms. Interestingly, I was diagnosed by my endo without a stomach emptying study...
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    Glucagon kit alternative

    I currently have a DiaPort and use a Dexcom G6 CGM. The problem is, my diabetes is so unstable, my blood sugar can fall quicker than the CGM can register it (The CGM runs about 10 minutes behind actual blood sugar) and I can be unconscious with my blood sugar too low to measure with a finger...
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    Glucagon kit alternative

    I have no hypo awareness and lose consciousness about once a month due to hypoglycaemia. My wife has problems using the Glucagon kit due to arthritis so ends up trying to pour GlucoJuice down my throat which is an obvious choking hazard. As ambulances can take several hours to arrive in...
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    Dexcom G4 to G6 upgrade

    Many thanks for your reply. I have tried & can’t find a way of entering a manual BM into the Combo handset – If there was a way to do that it would solve my problem. A separate app seems such a faff – check BM, enter into the app then enter insulin dose into pump. Is there a ‘secret’ key press...
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    Dexcom G4 to G6 upgrade

    Hi. I am about to change from the Dexcom G4 to the G6. I use an Accu-Chec Combo pump. Currently I check my blood sugar with the pump handset , tell it my carbs & it suggests a bolus. When I use the G6 and don't prick my fingers before meals to check my blood sugar how do I figure out my...
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    Talking CGM

    Thanks for the reply. I got mine to speak but found it does so every five minutes – This would drive me mad going 24H a day. What a shame – Maybe a future version of xDrip will have a ‘speak on demand button’, plus even the trend? Imagine, say, press & hold the home button and it says “6.7...
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    Talking CGM

    Hi. I have now got an Android phone & have xDrip working with it - It's really accurate and the larger screen is much easier to read. However, I can't find the setting to enable it to read out BG readings and would appreciate some guidance. Thanks.
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    Talking CGM

    Thanks for all the advice and comments. It seems the G5 communication unreliability was exaggerated which is good news. I also didn’t know that the Amazon Echo could speak my blood sugar via Nightscout. Better news for me is that there is an XDrip kit out there – thanks for the link...
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    Talking CGM

    Hi. I currently self-fund my Dexcom G4. Due to diabetic problems my sight is failing and I would like a talking CGM. I can get my phone to speak what is on the screen but would need to use the G5 transmitter to do this which (According to reviews) seems to be a bit unreliable with signal...
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    Dexcom G4 fails when blood sugar changes rapidly

    I just noticed that my CGM chart did not come out in the post – Sorry! Thanks for the replies. I was wondering along the lines of the blood sugar change being too fast as well. If I plan exercise, I bolus around half of my usual, and have a couple of bottles of GlucoJuice just before I...
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    Dexcom G4 fails when blood sugar changes rapidly

    When my blood sugar falls or rises very quickly, my G4 sometimes stops working for at least two and usually four or five hours and displays the ??? or a timer symbol. Does this happen to anyone else? The chart below is typical of what happens (If I do any exercise at all my BM falls very...
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    Dexcom CGM not lasting as long

    I could not get on with Skin-Tac, so I use Hypafix tape (On prescription) which works a treat.
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    Dexcom CGM not lasting as long

    I’ve not noticed any decrease in accuracy, just time they are working – It’s probably not significant, but I think it started with the first batch I purchased direct from Dexcom after Advanced Therapeutics stopped selling them. My consultant has applied for funding, so hopefully it won’t matter...
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    Dexcom CGM not lasting as long

    G4, but they both use the same sensor.