Thank you, I guess I will learn in due course. Have only joined this new world of T1D just about a week ago! Shock over, I guess, learning is next!
Hi Justadad, that's precisely what the manufacturers are playing on. Your nervousness. With the exception of the Libre, the other systems require you to calibrate twice a day, so you always have a reference back to how accurate they are. Those of us who use them like this really don't consider it risky (and there are many parents who do so too).
If you are concerned, it's worth joining the T1-CGM group on facebook, where you'll meet loads of others who regularly extend sensors (as I am currently doing with Medtronic ones). Ultimately, the best way to prove it to yourself is to do it, if the thousands that are already doing so isn't enough to convince you.
Hi Justadad, With experience you get a feel for whether the sensor data is good. You may do fewer blood tests but you still need to do some to calibrate & check values.
When the sensor is dying you get scattered readings like this:
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Right - but if you use the G5, you don't have to buy a receiver. I don't. I also don't use the Dexcom App, because as you say, it's rubbish. So my devices are my Android Phone and the transmitter. That's all I need.@tim200s That's all good. Two reasons I never even considered the G4.
1. Another $1,000 for another receiver for Dexcom - Why would you do it.
2. Really don't want to carry around another device!
But if you did really like a batman type utility belt, Libre's reader, which is also the finger pricker, is only NZ~$100
Don't get me wrong, I think I'd still be using Dexcom if it were not for the cost.
if you use it "off label", i.e. you use xDrip+, you can use a transmitter for five months
As long as you're using the G5, you can use the xDrip+ app and you don't need a box of bits!Hi Tim, is this just a case of downloading a different app? I always associate xdrip with soldering bits and bobs
As long as you're using the G5, you can use the xDrip+ app and you don't need a box of bits!
Exactly this for the Dexcom devices. The Medtronic ones are rechargeable and last for a couple of years.I am a diet controlled Type 2 and I don't need a CGM but I read the thread just out of interest. Apart from the overall high cost, the thing that puzzled me was the fact that the transmitters need to be replaced regularly, why is this? Surely a transmitter is just electronics and doesn't wear out, do they have a limited life battery that you can't change, that sounds like profiteering.
Hi @Mr_Pot , you are correct that the battery in the Dexcom is not rechargeable and this is one of my complaints about the cost of the Dexcom - non-rechargeable batteries in their transmitters. Put rechargeable batteries in and that would half the cost of a Dexcom. Some people do replace the batteries, a once only deal, but the whole procedure looks like a pain in the butt - there's youtube videos on it.I am a diet controlled Type 2 and I don't need a CGM but I read the thread just out of interest. Apart from the overall high cost, the thing that puzzled me was the fact that the transmitters need to be replaced regularly, why is this? Surely a transmitter is just electronics and doesn't wear out, do they have a limited life battery that you can't change, that sounds like profiteering.
Not quite. The Guardian Connect system is linked to the iPhone and doesn't require a pump. @donnellysdogs on here uses it.@tim2000s I'm not familiar with the Medtronic CGM but upon a quick search, it appears it's integrated with a pump which wont suit all. Regarding the xDrip+ app: the great news is that it looks like the G5 must be now on Android. The not so great news is that the xDrip+ app is only on Android - bummer for iPhone users.
Dexcom updated their transmitters in late 2016, and now they all record 8 hours of data and forward to the official app when there's a connection. Not sure where the open source apps are with using that yet though.does the Dexcom do this? It didn't use to.
There you go, you learn something new every day. It's still quite expensive in my country though at $100 per week at the advertised life length. If we can push the sensor from 6 days out to 12, then it's looking more economical. Do you know how likely that is?Not quite. The Guardian Connect system is linked to the iPhone and doesn't require a pump. @donnellysdogs on here uses it.
Thanks for that. Unfortunately the application is not available on iTunes and must be signed for your device - looks like a painful process but probably neither here nor there for me as I don't have any plans to go back to Dexcom at this stage. If other iPhone users want it though, here's the page: https://github.com/JohanDegraeve/iosxdripreaderxDrip+ is only on Android. For iOS there's an app called iOSxDripReader or something similar which has the same functionality.
Dexcom updated their transmitters in late 2016, and now they all record 8 hours of data and forward to the official app when there's a connection. Not sure where the open source apps are with using that yet though.
When I've used Enlites with the 640G, I've had no trouble extending them. I understand that the Guardian Connect uses the same sensor management process, so there's no reason why they wouldn't be extendable. My average extension with Enlites was 10 days though, rather than 12.There you go, you learn something new every day. It's still quite expensive in my country though at $100 per week at the advertised life length. If we can push the sensor from 6 days out to 12, then it's looking more economical. Do you know how likely that is?
No, and I wouldn't trust those prices. I think it's a marketing "fish". They talked about being around £160 for the transmitter and £40 for the sensor when they first appeared on the market.Has anybody have any further news on the Medtrum CGM, I had an email from them some months ago and they mentioned this Autumn will be on sale in the UK, Their demo website is stating a CGM for £18.99 which works out cheaper than a Freestyle Libre.
Many thanks.
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