[Diabetes-Talk] Dexcom question and info.

[gary-melconian]

I do the same on my I pad air when I am using he dexcom.  .  

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From: Diabetes-Talk [mailto:diabetes-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of
Jamie Gurganus via Diabetes-Talk
Sent: Sunday, April 2, 2017 12:35 PM
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Cc: Jamie Gurganus <jamielgurganus at gmail.com>
Subject: Re: [Diabetes-Talk] Dexcom question and info.

I haven't tried a widget on anything, and I honestly don't know what they
are! I just keep my Dexcom app  Open when I am following a low or high blood
sugar. Otherwise, I keep all of my apps closed. 

As for extending the wear Time on the sensors, I don't think I would want to
do that. I am always looking forward to the day when I can change my sensor,
because my skin get so itchy around the area by day four or five. Most
weeks, the tape stays in place around my son sir. If I do notice some of the
tape lifting up, I just ripped off a small piece of surgical tape to put on
it. It is never the entire tape that has lifted off, so I wouldn't see a
need for the product that you are talking about using. I guess if you go
swimming though, the tape has more of a chance of coming off, right? 

    Jamie 

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> On Apr 2, 2017, at 1:21 PM, Veronica Elsea via Diabetes-Talk
<diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> Hi everyone!
> Just a couple of quick things.
> First, have any of you tried the Dexcom widget on your iPhones? I've 
> kind of discovered widgets lately and I thought that it would be kind 
> of cool to insert the widget and put it first in line. Then one press 
> of the home button and one swipe would give me the number I wanted. 
> This would also allow me to go into my phone and do something else 
> without always going through Dexcom. Surprise! On the widget all it 
> does is read the current BG reading. But with VoiceOver, mine only 
> says, "current EBG". I had my sighted hubby look and confirm that the 
> actual number is in fact showing on the screen but I can't get at it 
> anywhere. I'd like to know if any of you have run into this. If you 
> have, the more people we get reporting the bug, the better. I have 
> called and a ticket is now created but I just thought, the more the 
> merrier. <grin>
> 
> And now the tidbits. Last week end I attended a "taking control of 
> your diabetes" conference and learned a few goodies. At one point 
> there was a long discussion about how long people wore their sensors. 
> Apparently there are some recent good studies now that say a sensor is 
> very accurate for most people for two weeks. They told us about an 
> engineer who lived in a part of Japan where he can't get sensors who 
> made one last for 132 days. They then showed pictures of all the crazy 
> things he did to keep the tape on, which is the main issue for most
people.
> I learned about a new product called Grif grips. These feel like a 
> piece of funny material with sticky backing. But they have a hole cut 
> out for either a Dexcom or any pump infusion set. The web site is 
> awful though. I just ordered some but haven't put one on yet. I'll let 
> you know how I do when I do put one on. There's not a lot of room for 
> error when putting it in place though. The tape extends past the 
> Dexcom tape and everyone at this conference said it holds really well. 
> But I do like the option of not having to cut tape myself.
> Anyway, thanks for reading. Hope this helps.
> Veronica
> 
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