Dexcom G6 for Diabetes Continuous Glucose Monitoring
COVERED BY MEDICARE and some other insurances with Stipulations!!
Checks your Blood sugar every 5 minutes. This helps you realize what food is spiking you!
Items: Sensor and Transmitter for device. Then phone or external device to track sugars
Sensor (or sticker) - you get 3 per month
- works for 10 days, then change it out, not painful.
Transmitter- you get 1, so do not throw this away.
- It transmits the signal from sticker to the phone or external device log.
Steps to Start with Dexcom (or you can come to office and I'll help):
1. Phone – new sensor- enter- new code on the sensor applicator
2. Next alcohol wipe to clean skin
3. Peel off 2 stickers on the applicator, then pop it on skin, break off safety, push button.
4. No pain and can’t feel it.
5. Pop in the transmitter – narrow to wide, hear the clicks
6. Back to phone- click next- click start sensor.
7. Then 2-hour warmup, then readings with no calibrations needed. (vs free-style libre)
8. Look at graph on phone regularly to monitor blood sugar levels.
Sensor Placement
-Abdomen and upper arm – approved by regulators
-Always feel better in area w more fat. Have further away from insulin pump
Least favorite to Best Place for Sensor (per other users on you-tube)
1. Lower Abdomen – doesn’t seem to be as accurate and easy to take off
2. Upper abdomen – can use “skin grab” to help hold. –
3. Chest – favorite for libre not Dexcom b/c adhesive.
4. Back of calf – great in summer- like he can show off – so he can teach others about it to get their sugars normalized. Forgot about it. But would bump against chairs so inner.
5. Inside upper arm- better for libre – more accurate but he could feel it when move arm.
6. When slept on sensor made sensor not accurate
7. Upper thigh- super accurate, adhesive lasted 20 days (even though 10 d good). Minor issue- minor bleeding at insertion. Hairy- so consider shaving. Take down pants slow.
8. BEST- outside upper arm- accurate, comfortable, durable- lasted 20 days. Can show off sensor w short sleeve. Not well protected so easy to knock off also can lay on sensor when sleep.
-Not tested yet, but plans to: love handle, low back, upper buttock, side torso.