[Diabetes-Talk] G6 issue

[Ed Worrell]

Bridgit,

I agree that it would have been nice when I was a kid as well. I have had diabetes for 32 years now. I was diagnosed at the age of 5. 

People need to have a back up plan in place when technology doesn’t work. I do.

Parents maybe should hold on to a baby monitor. The CGM alerts worked, place the baby monitor near the device in the Child's room and you have the same thing as relying on your phone. It seemed to me that there was a ton of pointing fingers and not enough figuring out what to do next.

I understand Dexcom needs to make sure stuff like this doesn’t happen, but technology fails, life gets in the way, etc.

 Ed W.

> On Dec 3, 2019, at 12:24 PM, Ed Worrell <ntnmprt at hotmail.com> wrote:
> 
> I is because parents today don’t know how to control their children’s diabetes without the CGM system. 
> 
> They are mad as their children can “Die in their sleep” without the notifications being pushed to the parents devices on the other side of the house.
> 
> I made it just fine for 25-26 years without the CGM systems. Granted they have helped a ton in the last few years but I still can control my diabetes without them.
> 
> You know because technology fails at the most inopportune times.
> 
> Ed W.
> 
>> On Dec 3, 2019, at 12:01 PM, Jude DaShiell via Diabetes-Talk <diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>> 
>> From what I've read on facebook the dexcom follow service has been down
>> since Friday, November 29, 2019.  I have no clue as to why and it has
>> got lots of parents angry.
>> 
>> On Tue, 3 Dec 2019, Jamie Gurganus via Diabetes-Talk wrote:
>> 
>>> Date: Tue, 3 Dec 2019 11:45:59
>>> From: Jamie Gurganus via Diabetes-Talk <diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org>
>>> To: 'Diabetes Talk for the Blind' <diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org>
>>> Cc: jamielgurganus at gmail.com
>>> Subject: [Diabetes-Talk] G6 issue
>>> 
>>> Hi all!  As you may know, whenever there is an IOS update, Dexcom gives us
>>> that wonderful warning message for what seems like ages.  Since the latest
>>> update, I am getting a different warning that states:  Dexcom Share/follow
>>> services are not fully functional.
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> After clicking on "Continue to app", I can get my blood sugar value, but I
>>> can't dismiss any alerts.  When this occurred in the past, I would just
>>> close out the app, open it back up and the problem would be resolved.  Not
>>> this time.   So, you all know what happens when you don't OK the urgent low
>>> alarm.  I was not a happy camper at 3 AM when I could not silence that
>>> blasting alarm.
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> I could not find anything on Dexcom's web site about this, and I haven't
>>> called tech support yet.  I always fear that I will be turned in to the
>>> Medicare police for using my phone as my receiver.  Anyway, I was just
>>> wondering if anyone else is experiencing this.
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> Jamie
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
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