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Dexcom G6

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Im trialing the Dexcom G6 as the Freestyle Libre sensors are like playing on the stock exchange there are so many people profiteering on them as Freestyle can not supply, has anyone had any experience, i will let you know mine
 
@Pumper_Sue has been a keen Dexcom advocate for many years. I’m not sure if she is using G6 yet, but I hear mostly positive things about them online.
 
I'm still using the G4 at the moment new pump start is the 2nd of August 🙂 I'm waiting to hear if funding will be granted for the sensors by the charity that kindly funds them for me.
I spoke to Dexcom today asking about paracetamol and low and behold you can use paracetamol with the G6. Which is a added bonus.
 
Pumper_Sue said:
I'm still using the G4 at the moment new pump start is the 2nd of August 🙂 I'm waiting to hear if funding will be granted for the sensors by the charity that kindly funds them for me.
I spoke to Dexcom today asking about paracetamol and low and behold you can use paracetamol with the G6. Which is a added bonus.
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I am putting my first one on tonight, close my eyes and go for it loll, i would prefer it on my arm
 
Ingressus said:
I am putting my first one on tonight, close my eyes and go for it loll, i would prefer it on my arm
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Well put it on your arm then 🙂 Just remember that if you have a faulty sensor and it needs replacing you need to tell Dexcom it was on your tum.
 
Ingressus said:
Im trialing the Dexcom G6 as the Freestyle Libre sensors are like playing on the stock exchange there are so many people profiteering on them as Freestyle can not supply, has anyone had any experience, i will let you know mine
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I don’t know about any difficulties with supply of Libre sensors, I ordered 6 yesterday.
 
mikeyB said:
I don’t know about any difficulties with supply of Libre sensors, I ordered 6 yesterday.
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They are still not taking new customers , I have just been able to order having waited since September.
 
I've got one! Have knocked it put a few times and tbh I'm not sure I like the permanent trace; I preferred not testing for 2 hours after eating. Now when.i see a rise it's hard to find the faith it'll come down again, and when I see a downhill slope I tend to panic and eat and send it too high.

Have never eaten so much in my life and I hate that! - hopefully learning, slowly, not to be too reactive.

Nice to wear though, much easier to put in than G4 which I also tried breifly.
 
Lizzzie said:
I've got one! Have knocked it put a few times and tbh I'm not sure I like the permanent trace; I preferred not testing for 2 hours after eating. Now when.i see a rise it's hard to find the faith it'll come down again, and when I see a downhill slope I tend to panic and eat and send it too high.

Have never eaten so much in my life and I hate that! - hopefully learning, slowly, not to be too reactive.

Nice to wear though, much easier to put in than G4 which I also tried breifly.
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I know what you mean since i pputa sensor on cart not stop checking my sometimes you just dont want to know.
 
Well i have had the Dexcom G6 on a few days and so far i have loved it, didnt hurt and it has give me so much confidence, on sunday i had sunday dinner as you do, took 24 units Humalog, started to rise badly in the afternoon went to 20 i dont know whether i should have done this but i took another 6 units without food and flatlined at 7 for the rest of the day.
It was my usual call to my DBN today to get my Hba1c number which was 72, told her about just getting Dexcom, never heard of it, its what im up against.
 
The Dexcom G6 is very popular in USA (for those that can afford it, or are lucky to have good insurance cover, many can't even afford insulin :(). It's not available on prescription here, less people have heard about it. Glad to hear it's helping you gain confidence in managing your D 🙂
 
In many respects, Benny is correct, this is how we do it, a kind of carb counting. It is the best way to manage it.
 
Benny G said:
Hello Simon, sounds like you are starting to get to grips with your CGM.
The correction dose of 6 units of Humalog that levelled you off at 7mmol, yes, that is what you are supposed to do. And the CGM showed you that it works. Of course avoiding the next spike to 20 is also a goal.
Timing of insulin injection, meal planning and daily exercise, even walking at a brisk pace for half an hour, can work wonders to cap those post meal peaks and reduce the bolus dose needed to cover meals.
After exercise, the next simplist way to reduce both spikes and bolus requirements is to reduce the amount of carbs in meals. I know, diet and exercise, but it really does make such a difference.
As you have a CGM you can continue your experiments and record and track your own progress. Your health professionals will probably be impressed if you can reduce your hba1c, but i think that will naturally follow your successful experiments.
Good luck
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Thanks Benny, because i can see my bg live and get alerts with 20 mins notice before im low so i can treat makes life and experimenting so much easier, the down side it gives me a pain in my ear, as my wife also traks me and can see it live.
 
Ha the other thing i have noticed when i put my arm up the television turns over .
 
Hi Simon. I will be following this post with interest as I am considering getting a G6. I assume you are self funding? Do you feel it worth the money?.... I know it is early days yet but I guess you will gain most from it in the first few weeks.... hoping so anyway as I cannot afford to fund it long term.
I have just started today, monitoring my BG via finger pricking much more frequently.... roughly every 30mins.... to track how my insulin and food and exercise is affecting my levels and even at this stage I can see a huge benefit. I also feel encouraged to go out and take specific exercise to see how it affects things..... just been out for a short run (and I hate running), but will be motivated to go out every day if I see a significant drop. Not sure why HCPs are so set against frequent testing. The more knowledge you have the better decisions you can make.

Personally, I prefer to eat very low carb now since my diagnosis and take the minimum amount of insulin I can get away with. I feel healthier for cutting out bread and pasta etc and I actually enjoy my food more and don't get the really bad cravings that I was getting. Losing a couple of stone in weight was a huge bonus.
 
rebrascora said:
Hi Simon. I will be following this post with interest as I am considering getting a G6. I assume you are self funding? Do you feel it worth the money?.... I know it is early days yet but I guess you will gain most from it in the first few weeks.... hoping so anyway as I cannot afford to fund it long term.
I have just started today, monitoring my BG via finger pricking much more frequently.... roughly every 30mins.... to track how my insulin and food and exercise is affecting my levels and even at this stage I can see a huge benefit. I also feel encouraged to go out and take specific exercise to see how it affects things..... just been out for a short run (and I hate running), but will be motivated to go out every day if I see a significant drop. Not sure why HCPs are so set against frequent testing. The more knowledge you have the better decisions you can make.

Personally, I prefer to eat very low carb now since my diagnosis and take the minimum amount of insulin I can get away with. I feel healthier for cutting out bread and pasta etc and I actually enjoy my food more and don't get the really bad cravings that I was getting. Losing a couple of stone in weight was a huge bonus.
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Hi Rebasora wow your really motivated im sure you are going to get the results you want, and well done on the weight loss, pricking your finger every 30 mins is a pain hence the G6 for me, keep going.
 
Just a quick update on my Dexcom G6, this has been a bit of a game changer for me knowing my bg live has been such a confidence boost within the week i have done corrections which i would never done before, just getting a snap shot from finger testing would scare me, i even went for a walk over the moors, i would always worry and never enjoy it because i was thinking will i get low, now i get an alert which is great, i know its expensive but what price do you put on your health and finally over the last few days i have been in target range permanently for the first time in my life.
 
Great to hear that you are finding so much benefit. I so understand the confidence thing, especially when you have had a few hypos because it really knocks you. I have horses and the worry of going low whilst I am out on a horse on my own.... or even with someone else who might struggle to deal with 2 excited horses and a poorly me.... is a big issue.
It is really great that it is also enabling you to hit your target range and maintain it there.
Do you mind me asking where you got it from and did you buy the starter pack or sign up for an annual subscription and do you use your phone or the Dexcom receiver? Sorry to ask so many questions but I am really interested in how this works and don't know anyone else to ask.
 
rebrascora said:
Great to hear that you are finding so much benefit. I so understand the confidence thing, especially when you have had a few hypos because it really knocks you. I have horses and the worry of going low whilst I am out on a horse on my own.... or even with someone else who might struggle to deal with 2 excited horses and a poorly me.... is a big issue.
It is really great that it is also enabling you to hit your target range and maintain it there.
Do you mind me asking where you got it from and did you buy the starter pack or sign up for an annual subscription and do you use your phone or the Dexcom receiver? Sorry to ask so many questions but I am really interested in how this works and don't know anyone else to ask.
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I was diagnosed in 2000 its only in the last two years i have been on Insulin as everyone will tell you i took it very bad started having panic atacks didnt know what the insulin was doing to me and no way of knowing so i used to test all the time in panick, think we have all been through that, having been through therapy im over that for the moment, then a friend gave me a freestyle libre reader, couldnt find sensors eventually i bought one of ebay, i know i know but it worked and i was happy with it worked well, apart from the playing the stock exchange with trying to find the sensors shame people have capitalized on it.
Freestyle Libre dose not have certification to treat lows on the system alone ( mind you would do a finger test anyway if i was unsure) so i looked for the answer and it came with Dexcom G6, i got the Evaluation Kit through Dexcom Uk at £159 and im very fortunate i will be subscribing it a big benifit to me even for the piece of mind, i use the app Dexcom told dont bother with the receiver not worth it at £299 the app works fine but did have to buy a new phone.
 
Thanks so much for that additional info. I really appreciate it and it helps to know some of the background to your decision.
I have seen that introductory kit and thought it looked doable. I am having problems accessing the Dexcom UK website as I get stuck with the Privacy conditions page and can't seem to get past it. I will try ringing them as I can access the phone number.
 
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