[Diabetes-Talk] Dexcom G6 app, cool discovery.

[Amber Wallenstein]

The libre manual does indicate there are metal parts in the sensor. It also indicates it can not go through any x-ray machines.


> On Apr 29, 2019, at 10:15 PM, Bridgit Kuenning-Pollpeter via Diabetes-Talk <diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> Dar,
> 
> We use Dexcom, so not sure what Libre's protocol is, but with Dexcom, if a sensor comes out before its change date, you just call tech support, and they will send out a new sensor.
> 
> For medical procedures like MRIs, yes, you need to remove the sensor. I'm not as familiar with Libre, but with Dexcom, I know you remove the entire system, sensor and transmitter.
> 
> Bridgit
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Diabetes-Talk <diabetes-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org> On Behalf Of d m gina via Diabetes-Talk
> Sent: Monday, April 29, 2019 7:31 PM
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> Subject: Re: [Diabetes-Talk] Dexcom G6 app, cool discovery.
> 
> What did they do for you when you spoke on behalf of the cencer coming off.
> 
> Speaking of cencers,
> I have a test on the eighth where I am told not to wear any kind of metal.
> Is the cencer any metal at all.
> Or should I not wear it until all of this is over.?
> Upper GI and lower well you know the rest giggle.
> 
> Original message:
>> Wow!!!  Far out!!!  You’re braver than me Honey!!!  I’m still afraid 
>> of trying it without Bill being around.
> 
>> My sensor came right off as I was drying off as I came ougt of the 
>> shower  early this morning.  Had to put on a new sensor two days early.
>> And I had done the overlay thing too.  That’s never happened to me 
>> before.  I’m oging to call Dexcom and at least let them know.
> 
>> Have a grest day!!
> 
>> Bern
> 
>> Sent from my iPhone
> 
>>> On Apr 28, 2019, at 2:25 PM, Veronica Elsea via Diabetes-Talk 
>>> <diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
>>> Hi everyone!
>>> Well, maybe some of you are ahead of me on this one, but this morning 
>>> I got brave and was pleasantly surprised. Today was my day to change 
>>> both the sensor and the transmitter for my G6. I had used Seeing AI 
>>> to read the codes. I entered the sensor code manually and when it 
>>> asked for the transmitter serial number, for some reason, I just 
>>> decided to try the "take photo" option. And what do you know? It 
>>> worked. Let's see if I can describe what I did. If you check out the 
>>> new boxes, on one side, there is one of those pull tabs to open the 
>>> box. Stand the box on the table so that it's resting on that side. So it feels like the box is standing on a long side.
>>> When you double tap the take photo option, just hold the phone over 
>>> the top long side. There's no camera sound but it will just talk and 
>>> take you to the screen where it says insert sensor now. Man, it would 
>>> be nice if it always worked like this.
>>> Hey, some of us are easily entertained. Just thought I'd share.
>>> Veronica
> 
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> 
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