Dexcom 7: We’re done, we’ve split, don’t call me ‘ at least not ’til you’re older
More A Sweet Life Aug 9, 2011, 2:58 pm
Dexcom 7 receiver/display, transmitter and sensor
My Dexcom 7 CGM and I have had nine days and nights together and we’ve parted ways. And, as if it knew I was not happy with it, it gave me one last kick in the teeth coughing up its last numbers.
I met a friend today for brunch in Manhattan. I walked from my apartment in Brooklyn over the Brooklyn bridge and then took a subway to the cute little Italian bistro where we were meeting. The walk took about 90 minutes.
After being seated and looking at the restaurant menu I took out my meter and tested. I was “80.” I took the CGM receiver out of my pocket. I was “80.” Unbelievable! This is the first time since CDE/Pump Trainer, Gary Scheiner, slapped the sensor pod on me last week in Philadelphia – and I carried it across state lines – that both showed the same number.
I know the CGM’s numbers are not expected to match up precisely with your meter numbers. I know the CGM tests interstitial fluid and not blood glucose and there’s a difference. I know there’s a lag time on the CGM of 15-20 minutes. I know you’re not supposed to make dosing decisions off the CGM. I know that meter readings vary up to 20%. I’ve also learned that means if you test on your meter and get 80 and you test immediately again, you might
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- Description: My Dexcom 7 CGM and I have had nine days and nights together and we've parted ways. And, as if it knew I was not happy with it, it gave me one last kick in the teeth coughing up its last numbers.
