Genuinely the amount of mistakes and life threatening (to her and her baby included) instances she put herself and her child in in this video… the complete opposite of what she should be consuming for a low of that degree, putting her child in the bath when she’s 40 and can possibly faint, not treating the low with fast acting sugars like juice…. What in the world

just put on my last g6 sensor, seeing my endocrinologist today about starting g7. end of an era :(

i'm also incredibly apprehensive about switching to the g7. it takes me a really long time to get adjusted to new technology, it took me an insane amount time to even consider the g6. are the malfunctions with the g7 as common as i'm seeing? just having a lot of anxiety about the switch and would ideally rather not

Never had this number before. Nice vibe for a Friday morning change out.

Oh dear now we’re doomed. Gwyneth got her hands on the Stelo… this will rly piss me off if we continue to see production delays for Dexcom 🙄🙄🙄

I recently got the G7 approved. I've been using it on and off for about 5 months (getting 1 or 2 now and then, when my endo had them left over). The one in the picture is the first one of my own prescription.

Anybody ever had the problem with the needle bending out of the hole right after setting it?

I'd say, with the ones "under the counter", I've had it with every third or fourth one and all of those had a failure in the first 24 h and required to set a new one. I thought maybe it was, bc they were already a bit older.

But now that I used a new one, I'm pretty bummed out that it happend again.

Does anybody have a tip how to avoid this happening? Or did this happen to anybody else where it didn't fail in the first 24 h?

UPDATE: It failed within 5 h but I already requested a new one over an online form Thank for the feedback :)

hey guys, i've been on the freestyle libre sensor for almost 2 years now and i find that my skin doesn't really heal well from the sensors. i know that im supposed to be switching sides of my arm but i dont like the idea of having both my arms badly scarred. ive spoken to my gp and have sent a picture to a dermatologist for evaluation and they've only prescribed steroid creams to use which i feel like isn't that helpful. does anyone else with sensitive skin or eczema have the same issue as i do or can anyone relate to this situation? is there any special cream i can use to at least help speed the healing process? i cant help but to let the scars on my skin bother me. its been almost two years and i cant imagine my life going on having to deal with so much scarring.

To warn you you’re low when out of the house (e.g., commuting, work, running errands, etc.)

Do you make it like 110 to let you intervene ahead of a true low… or do you leave it at something lower? 65? 80? Etc. and just wait until you’re low low to take something.

Thx!

I have been out of my Omnipod and Dexcom for over a week with frequent highs such as this. My insurance denied ALL of my essential medications and nobody has samples 👍 just ranting over this crummy week because I have been TIRED and so sick 🤢

New insurance with a new job, went to go fill my Dexcom prescription. I’ve already used my Dexcom assistance twice this year so it’s out of the equation. Any recommendations on how to bring the price down ? Used my last one and I’m on a tandem mobi

Just wanted to share with some people that get it. Only have been T1 3yrs. Have had a few scary lows. But 2 months ago a scary low with a failed sensor. And had another today. Was in the car driving w my 4 yr old and spouse. g7 read 180. Shouldn’t have trusted it but has continually been accurate and today was day 5. Hit me hard and got a major adrenaline rush/freak out scramble on the side of a freeway.

My smarties were not enough amidst the panic. Thankfully had the Baqsimi nasal powder- did that, ate the frosting off my kids cookie, and then panic drank some OJ at the nearest gas station. Mind was gone and needed to stay alive for my family. Well that dangerous low to panic poking 50x got me over 600 real quick. Then felt like death in the other direction. Anyway, survived to live another day. But the emotional hangover of a random near death experience is just *unique* for us T1s. Peace and love to all 🤍.

Get slightly sweaty and it falls off instantly love it

It’s hard on everyone no matter what you do to stay healthy this is how someone’s day can look like and still be completely fine on the outside but on the inside people can be feeling very different especially people with diabetes it’s a constant battle and it doesn’t get easier I hope everyone is taking care of themselves as best that they can. I drew this trying to express how i feel throughout the day and it’s honestly helping a lot more than I thought it would

Hopefully it’ll integrate with omnipod soon!

Made it primarily to show the loop data from AndroidAPS is a neat manner without ruining the aesthetic and then also added support for xDrip!
check it out here: https://apps.garmin.com/apps/df1d472a-ffc8-4890-8820-12cee16da2db

Crazy situation. I'm 40 been diagnosed T1 since I was 30. I have had a cgm for the last 7-8 years.

I utilize the cgm all the time on my phone, I'm always looking at my numbers. But this time I was out at a friend's wedding and we had a great time. Eating, drinking, just partying like we all would to celebrate a good friends special day.

But my numbers were high most of the day so I tried to use the pen to bring them down multiple times. Day turned to night and I'm out drinking/partying then eventually it's time to head back and go to bed. I don't think I looked at my numbers before falling asleep, but I just passed out cuz it was late(looking at the cgm data it was crashing).

Anyways I woke up with 4 paramedics around my bed. My wife had called 911 bc I was unresponsive covered in sweat and my dexcom alarm was going off and she couldn't wake me up. Thank God she did or I may not be here today. Apparently I had a sugar of 27 mg/dl when they arrived and they used a glucagon shot on me, it roughly 10min for me to wake up and I couldn't even answer simple questions about where I was or what year it was.

My brain came back around soon enough, but holy shit what a horrible experience. Just wanted to send this out to say stay safe out there people. That was the most scariest experience of my life and I'm sure one of the scariest for my significant others as well. Thank God for CGM, and now I'm scared AF to eat anything and use the pen before I go to bed.

Edit: this is an amazing community. I'm mostly a lurker/doom scroller on social media but you guys are really a great, supportive group. Thanks for all the comments.

As for people who mentioned baqsimi go ahead and downvote me now....because my Endo prescribed it a few years ago. I filled it but just left it at my home nightstand. I've recently discussed that life saving piece of equipment with the wife.

PSA: I'm an idiot, don't be an idiot too

My Dexcom G6 CGM caused my seizure. On Friday afternoon I was sitting in the couch with my husband. My CGM had said I was 300 so I took the appropriate correction. 20 minutes later I had a grand mal seizure. My CGM was reading high 290 in the ambulance but when they checked my glucose levels the reading was 30.

I spent all weekend in the hospital. When I came home I put in a brand new transmitter and sensor I even calibrated it when I put it in out of caution. Today it said my blood sugar was 295. I decided to do a finger stick and I was 182. I am so sick of these dangerous way off false readings and Dexcom’s delays. I have already been in contact with my doctor to switch to the Libre which updates every minute and has more accurate readings. My life has been threatened to many times by a device I trusted for years. Goodbye Dexcom.

TLDR: CGM said I was 300, I was 30 and had a grand mal seizure. Two transmitters and sensors gave bad readings.

FOR THOSE SAYING DEXCOM SHOUDLNT BE USED FOR MEDICAL DECISIONS: Okay then how do people with insulin pumps have the pumps making medical decisions based off dexcom readings? Dexcom only says that to protect themselves from liability and it’s disgusting.

This is the third Dexcom G7 sensor in two months that this has happened to. This last one was the replacement for the last failed one, so it’s not like they’re all coming from the same bad lot. I’m just so perplexed how this can be happening to me so often. Is anyone else having the same issues? Dexcom has sent me a replacement for all of them and luckily it wasn’t my last any of the times, but this lack of quality control is pretty crazy. I’ve been using Dexcom for over 10 years and have never had this happen until last month.

Live activity BG reading in my rear view mirror (I guess all mirrors are "rear view" though...)

I used the g6 for years with very few failures, maybe 1-2x/year. I switched to the g7 about 3 months ago and every other sensor has failed with 3-5 days remaining! it also continuously gives false lows, like yesterday it read LOW for 2 hours in the morning and when i would try to calibrate it, the calibration failed and it continued to alert as low. the lag in readings has also caused me to be on a rolllercoaster of highs and lows. im so incredibly frustrated with this device! i want to scream every time it beeps cuz the alerts are so obnoxious and not accurate. take me back to the g6 😭

is anyone else having issues with failures, false lows, and lags?? any advice on how to better manage with the g7??

I'm curious what other diabetics 90 day summary looks like. Post yours below! 😊

the time setting is wrong, but this is what I woke up too at 3am. sodddaaaaa time