My new Dexcom7 CBGM

[dburn]

I just got my new Dexcom 7 in the mail yesterday. I considered using
Minimed's continuous monitor, but I'm so fed up with Medtronic, I
decided to go with someone else.

I was a bit skeptical about how useful it would be at first, but I
have completely changed my mind. Over the past eight hours, my blood
sugar has been checked about 100 times. I had no idea what was going
on in the middle of the night until I started using it. Turns out, my
BS has been increasing during the night and then dropping back down in
the mornings.

I elected to skip the training session with my doctor, and read the
manual a few times before jumping in. It is very straight-forward and
I had no trouble with it. I watched a video on you tube that was
posted by some helpful diabetic that gave some tips on inserting the
sensor.

The needle is smaller than my paradigm set and went in without
anypain. After the standard two-hour waiting period, the Dexcom asked
for two fingerstick readings for calibration. 15 minutes later it was
off and running. At about 2:00 AM, the low BS alarm sounded and woke
me up. my blood sugar was at 70. I ate a small snack and went back
to sleep. An hour later the high BS alarm sounded and woke me up with
a 200 reading. Apparently I went a bit overboard with my snack (as I
frequently do), and had to bolus a bit to bring it back down.

I'm hoping I can wear the sensor longer than the standard 7 day
period. I've had an issue in the past with infusion sets causing
irritation and redness, and frequently falling out.

The Dexcom7 website states that you have to use the one touch ultra
monitor to calibrate, but that seems to have changed recently. The
documentation that came with mine gave instructions on manually
entering BS readings for non one-touch meters.

[ReGina R]

did your insurance cover the dexcom and the sensors, or did you have to pay out of pocket?

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**ReGina R.
Yesterday is gone.  Tomorrow is not promised. Today is a gift. That's why it's called the present.  Make it a good day!!

[David Burn]

It was covered at 90 percent after my deductible. United healthcare
decided about 4 weeks ago that it was now covered