LooperCat
Expert
Afternoon friends,
I was lucky enough to be “upgraded” from the Libre to Dexcom G6 on Friday - so it was quite a day, all in all. Clinical exams in Swansea the morning, straight to the clinic just north of Cardiff in the afternoon! There as only two patients in my clinic with the G6, I’m the first they’ve issued it to; the other arrived there already a user. So I had a fun afternoon as the guinea pig while the rep taught them how to set it up and get it up and running.
I’m using it as the CGM for my Loop DIY artificial pancreas (Libre+MiaoMiao kept drifting off and I was a bit all over the shop) and two days in it seems very stable and reliable. Yesterday I was in my 4-7mmol range 98.6% of the 24h period, which makes me very happy.
The sensor/transmitter itself is much smaller than the Libre+MiaoMiao combo - about 40% of the side, I think. The dressing sticky makes it look much bigger than it really is. Feels secure, and unlikely to catch in the same way Libre is prone to.
The native apps aren’t particularly appealing, so I’m still using Spike for night time alarms and as a nightlight, as the screen is a dark background. I’m just uploading the data via Nightscout. The watch app is a bit basic too, although it does rattle my wrist if I go out of range, which is useful.
So all in all, I’m happy so far, and so grateful to the wonderful NHS for making it possible.
I was lucky enough to be “upgraded” from the Libre to Dexcom G6 on Friday - so it was quite a day, all in all. Clinical exams in Swansea the morning, straight to the clinic just north of Cardiff in the afternoon! There as only two patients in my clinic with the G6, I’m the first they’ve issued it to; the other arrived there already a user. So I had a fun afternoon as the guinea pig while the rep taught them how to set it up and get it up and running.
I’m using it as the CGM for my Loop DIY artificial pancreas (Libre+MiaoMiao kept drifting off and I was a bit all over the shop) and two days in it seems very stable and reliable. Yesterday I was in my 4-7mmol range 98.6% of the 24h period, which makes me very happy.
The sensor/transmitter itself is much smaller than the Libre+MiaoMiao combo - about 40% of the side, I think. The dressing sticky makes it look much bigger than it really is. Feels secure, and unlikely to catch in the same way Libre is prone to.
The native apps aren’t particularly appealing, so I’m still using Spike for night time alarms and as a nightlight, as the screen is a dark background. I’m just uploading the data via Nightscout. The watch app is a bit basic too, although it does rattle my wrist if I go out of range, which is useful.
So all in all, I’m happy so far, and so grateful to the wonderful NHS for making it possible.
