[Diabetes-Talk] Another G5 question - and, we are still waiting

[Veronica Elsea]

Nice description, Tom. I actually did knock my sensor out once when out
walking and I got my cane caught on something. It shot back and got me in
the belly and blam! It just caught on the edge of that sensor and that was
all she wrote. But other than that, it hasn't been in my way at all. It did
take me a long time to get to the point of fussing with the tape without
shaking hands. I finally figured out that the trick was in how I flattened
out the tape when removing the sensor from that silly giant package. In
trying to flatten the tape, that's where I was managing to wrinkle it. 
Sometimes the tape starts to come off before my 7 days are up and I have to
put other stuff on top of it. But I am amazed at how quickly I've gotten
used to having that number available to me like that.
Veronica


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-----Original Message-----
From: Diabetes-Talk [mailto:diabetes-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of
Tom Ley via Diabetes-Talk
Sent: Thursday, February 23, 2017 12:01 PM
To: diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org
Cc: TALey at ups.com
Subject: Re: [Diabetes-Talk] Another G5 question - and, we are still waiting

Daniel, 

The Dexcom G5 Mobile continuous glucose monitor system (CGM) is worn for up
to 7 days at a time. It is completely waterproof and is intended to be kept
on when showering, swimming, etc. 

The system has no cords or tubes. It does not need to be recharged. 

A CGM sensor is first inserted just under the skin where it is held in place
with adhesive. The adhesive and sensor come all together as one piece so
there is no separate taping that is done, although it can take a while to
get the hang of how the sensor is inserted and getting the adhesive in place
without wrinkling. The part of the sensor that goes under the skin and stays
there for up to seven days is nearly as thin as a strand of hair and very
flexible. Very comfortable. 

The sensor and adhesive tape take up a space on your skin about the size of
three quarters (the coins), placed end to end. 

Then there is a transmitter piece that snaps onto the top of the sensor. The
transmitter is like a rectangular metal electronic device that is not even
as large as the sensor and adhesive, but it does stick up above the skin
about half an inch. 

The transmitter collects the blood glucose information from the sensor under
the skin every minute and sends it wirelessly via Bluetooth to a smart phone
like an iPhone every five minutes. 

Every seven days, you need to remove the old sensor, keep the transmitter
piece, put on a new sensor, and snap the transmitter back on the new sensor.


Hope this helps,

Tom




-----Original Message-----
From: Diabetes-Talk [mailto:diabetes-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of
daniel strube via Diabetes-Talk
Sent: Thursday, February 23, 2017 2:35 PM
To: Diabetes Talk for the Blind <diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org>
Cc: daniel strube <daniel7047 at yahoo.com>
Subject: Re: [Diabetes-Talk] Another G5 question - and, we are still waiting


stupid questions here. am thinking of getting this. but I assume when
bathing you remove all and reattach when you get out. but what bed time. 
how dos one sleep with it.



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