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Is induction cooker compatable Dexcom CGM ?
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trophywench
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Haven't Dexcom got a Helpline you could ask?
I haven't got one but I do have a Roche pump and handset which communicate via Bluetooth - and they've never been phased by anything else with Bluetooth. I wouldn't have thought the hob's magnetic field would reach very far at all - otherwise all your cutlery and anything else made of steel would land up stuck to it ! LOL
I haven't got one but I do have a Roche pump and handset which communicate via Bluetooth - and they've never been phased by anything else with Bluetooth. I wouldn't have thought the hob's magnetic field would reach very far at all - otherwise all your cutlery and anything else made of steel would land up stuck to it ! LOL
Jenny
Guess what, I phoned the Dexcom Helpline last week and got an e-mail later from the woman who had answered me suggesting that I ask people on Facebook as Dexcom had not run tests with induction hobs.
I have looked up a bit re what different people say about the electro magnetic fields from induction cooking and some seem to say that for pacemakers etc. the EMF is strongest up to about about a foot away. It seems that the EMF could also sometimes be a bit above average if the saucepan is not placed exactly where it should be.
I may possibly just go for an ordinary gas or electric hop as I am often quite close to the cooker stirring, checking etc. and am a bit wary re electro magnetic fields for general health.
Anne
also Type 1 since 1972,
Novorapid & Levemir pen
Guess what, I phoned the Dexcom Helpline last week and got an e-mail later from the woman who had answered me suggesting that I ask people on Facebook as Dexcom had not run tests with induction hobs.
I have looked up a bit re what different people say about the electro magnetic fields from induction cooking and some seem to say that for pacemakers etc. the EMF is strongest up to about about a foot away. It seems that the EMF could also sometimes be a bit above average if the saucepan is not placed exactly where it should be.
I may possibly just go for an ordinary gas or electric hop as I am often quite close to the cooker stirring, checking etc. and am a bit wary re electro magnetic fields for general health.
Anne
also Type 1 since 1972,
Novorapid & Levemir pen
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I’ve never heard of it being an issue (eg like paracetamol is known to be one to watch out for).
I’ve no personal experience though as I have not used Dex and I don’t have an induction hob!
I’ve no personal experience though as I have not used Dex and I don’t have an induction hob!
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This seems to follow a news report but concerns insulin pumps rather than CGM
https://jdrf.org.uk/news/induction-hob-magnetic-field-danger-insulin-pump/
Often these are theoretical concerns rather than significant risks. I can imagine it would be difficult for a device manufaturer to say that their device is ‘perfectly safe’ in the presence of any technology which is changing on an ongoing basis. They could check all the brands worldwide now at great expense, and then have to go around everything again in 6 months time to check the new amusement rides/hobs/airport scanners...
Much simpler to simply advise ‘don’t do it’. That always applies!
https://jdrf.org.uk/news/induction-hob-magnetic-field-danger-insulin-pump/
Often these are theoretical concerns rather than significant risks. I can imagine it would be difficult for a device manufaturer to say that their device is ‘perfectly safe’ in the presence of any technology which is changing on an ongoing basis. They could check all the brands worldwide now at great expense, and then have to go around everything again in 6 months time to check the new amusement rides/hobs/airport scanners...
Much simpler to simply advise ‘don’t do it’. That always applies!
mikeyB
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Doesn’t bother my Apple Watch when I’m cooking, and the tech in that is a sight more complex than a Dexcom, and it is of course nearer the induction hob. The technology, by the way, means that effect is entirely local. If you remove a pan from the hob, it no longer heats, even 1cm away. It’s
You could also worry, if you like, about your microwave oven, or phone. It’s daft to do so, because their “waves” aren’t strong enough to damage DNA. We are, after all, awash with radio and TV ‘radiation’, that’s how come TV aerials and portable radios work.
You could also worry, if you like, about your microwave oven, or phone. It’s daft to do so, because their “waves” aren’t strong enough to damage DNA. We are, after all, awash with radio and TV ‘radiation’, that’s how come TV aerials and portable radios work.
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