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12/13/2012

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This morning a couple hours after I completed my breakfast my pump beep and alerted me that my blood sugar was at 307!! I laughed and thought this can't be right, when I tested my blood sugar it was at 143. I was very pissed at my cgm, I ripped off the sensor and began cursing at the sensor. What would have happened if I didn't test and went by the level that cgm had given me. I would have taken insulin and been very low an hour later.

After I cooled down a little bit I decided to go online and look at other cgm devices. Don't get me wrong I like what the Medtronic offers but the cgm takes forever to calibrate. The first full day is spent calibrating so in reality I'm only getting two days of accurate readings if I'm lucky. When I was with a couple of people living with diabetes on Tuesday all I heard about was the new dexcom.

Today I spent a lot of time looking at what the dexcom G4 has to offer and I must say I was quite impressed. The best feature I saw was that the dexcom has a 20ft range, that'd be perfect for bike rides. I could mount the screen to my handlebars and not have to worry about any tubing or if the sensor will be out of range. Also the custom tones were appealing, having a custom tone for lows and highs would be nice. The cgm that I have now will beep but I will not know if my blood sugar is low or high by the tone. The sensor that the dexcom g4 has is a bit larger but if that means more accurate readings then I will find a way to deal with it. I now have to look at my insurance options and decide which road I would like to take. The best part is that I have options and that means a lot to me.
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Delaine
12/14/2012 01:20:52 am

Do u have current version of Medtronic CGM ? It does have different high and low tones as well as predictive alerts (programmable from 15 to 30min out). I've used them both and didn't like having to carry around another device. It might work well for the bike but not so much for the rest of life. At least for me and many of my pts. I def like being able to look down at my pump and see or hear what's going on. But it IS nice to have choices. And u can get a new CGM (Medtronic) yearly - the warranty is 1yr. Mine has lasted much longer... But perhaps u can check out the upgrade potential. Or get both! LOL

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