dexcom

Dexcom is the subject of this post not a pump, but same area of trouble. I am an unstable type 1 who relies heavily on my G6 Dexcom, and I want to find some way to swim laps with it. Even with the better overlay patches on Amazon, it doesn't stand a fighting chance when swimming laps. A brand...

Hi all, I’m new to the community but certainly not new to Diabetes - I have been diagnosed with Type 1 whilst still living in Brazil (my home country) back in 1997. I have been on insulin pump treatment (Tandem t:slim X2) and CGM (Dexcom G6) for about 2 years now. All via the NHS. My wife and I...

Hi! I am looking into going to Australia on a working holiday visa and am trying to find some answers about prescriptions for type 1 diabetes car. I am 26, was diagnosed with T1D last year and have been getting along alright but cannot find any information on whether CGM of flash GM's are...

Type 1 since 1956, I have used Medtronic pumps for about 20 years and sensors (no longer any hypo awareness). In September I can change my 640G to 780 + sensor 4, but I could change to a T-Slim plus Dexcom 6 or 7. There are plenty of disaster stories and heaven stories on both. Medtronic has...

Hi, has anyone else just received a message from their Dexcom App that they need to opt-in to data being stored in the cloud before the Dexcom App will send data? And then when you go to opt-in, the Dexcom website is either unreachable or just hangs? I rely on this data connection, so was...

Hi all, I’ve recent invested in a Dexcom to help manage my diabetes after a particularly high hba1c. As you all know it takes readings every 5 mins to my phone. Am I still supposed to check it 2 hours after eating? And ignore it if it spikes before then, but comes in under 8 mmol after 2...

Hi Everyone, I was wondering if anybody knows whether the new Dexcom G7 sensor can be linked to a Fitbit Versa 4 ?. I'd like to see my blood glucose information on the watch face as it would make life a lot easier but i can't figure out how to do it. Has anyone got this working or maybe...

Hi guys First time posting here, I appreciate any input. I have been type 1 diabetic since 2015, been on an insulin pump since 2018 (medtronic 640g), now my warranty has expired and I am due an upgrade. I currently use novorapid in medtronic 640g pump with minimed mio advance cannulas and use...

Does anyone know how I could make my own Dexcom patches? I really like wearing the colourful overlay patches, but at £3-£4 a pop they are very expensive when already self funding a few things.. I was thinking how I could make my own and can’t find anything on the web about it.. I’m not...

Hi all I’m just wondering if anyone knows about tax relief especially in relation to the Dexcom. I have purchased the Dexcom on a 3 monthly basis for around 4 years and wonder if tax relief is available on past and future purchases? Thanks in advance! Luke

Hi, my insulin pump is due for an upgrade and I have to decide by next week (I've put off the decision for months!). I have used Medtronic for the last 8 years but have been told if I want to use a "closed loop" system I will have to change to either the Dana RS, Tslim Tandem or Ominpod pump. My...

Happy new year to everyone! I hope everyone is having a great news years, I’m just having an ill timed effort to understand the new GMI version of the estimated HbA1c on my dexcom. I’ve had one proper blood test done since it changed over, and it was pretty accurate. BUT. When I looked up the...

Hello, I am new to this forum and would be grateful for comments about Dexcom. My wife sent me a link to their advert. It seems to be a possible alternative to Freestyle Libre, which I have been using for years. However, if I read the adverts correct it seems to be more expensive. I am a...

Hi, Ive been using dexcom 6 since I was diagnosed in April, and mostly it has been fine. Sometimes the first 6 hours the readings are a bit jumpy but it usually settles fine. On Weds I changed to a new sensor, and overnight it gave me crazy readings, that didn't settle the next day. (I usually...

Hi, I am about to start on an Omnipod pump and want to set myself up a looping system. I currently self-fund Dexcom and am trying to figure out what my options are. I preferably use apple/iPhone but would be open to android if necessary. Any help/suggestions would be really appreciated!

Hi all, Totally new here and wondering why because there is lots of useful info on here! Just wondering if anyone has had such a bad time with the dash as I seem to have? From a bent cannula to pods that just don't deliver insulin, to now thinking its tunnelling the insulin because my recent...

Hi, just wondering if anyone can give me any sort of advice. I am 24 years old (17 half stone and approx 6ft) and have had diabetes since I was 8, I have a relatively good hba1c of 49 but I use an incredible amount of insulin I use a tslim pump and dexcom and currently use a cartridge (around...

Hi everyone! Long time reader, first time poster :) Hope you're all doing well! I have been diabetic for nearly 20 years, on a pump for 10 years, and I am (over)due my third pump update. My biggest problem since diagnosis is that I do not test nowhere near enough which means my control is not...

Hi guys, I've been using dexcom for just under 2 years and in the past 6 months have had multiple sensors fail to stick due to the needle not retracting properly, tonight I have 5 sensors fail which takes me up to about 11 failures in total. every time I call dexcom they replace the faulty ones...

Hi all - I live in Tanzania, and we are taking my 7year old son home to start him up on a Tandem + Dexcom G6 system. We need to get it right as we go back ASAP after he gets the pump/sensors. He usually is in school/sports at 8 am – 4 pm, and that is my main concern. All advice on how to...