[Diabetes-Talk] Dexcom

[Ed Worrell]

Hey Jaimie,

You’re correct you still have to dismiss the alert from the iPhone. I wish that you could use the watch to dismiss the alert completely. 

Several years ago they announced a feature with the watch that the transmitter could switch to using the watch only and I have been waiting for this feature. I don’t think it’s coming out now. That’s a shame as it would have been great when you don’t want to bring your phone with to work out or just need to accomplish things outside and don’t need the extra bulk of the phone. To me the watch app is a less distracting way to check your blood sugar then pulling out your phone.


Ed W.


> On Dec 10, 2019, at 4:47 PM, Jamie Gurganus via Diabetes-Talk <diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
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> I just have one comment about the watch. You are correct that if you are in Wi-Fi range, you don’t have to have your phone near you. However, you can’t dismiss an alarm with the watch unless they have changed that since I used mine last. You can only dismiss an alarm using your phone, which made me always have my phone near me! Good luck with it. I am sure you will like it for many of its features.
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>     Jamie
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> Sent from my iPhone
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>> On Dec 10, 2019, at 4:59 PM, blindhands--- via Diabetes-Talk <diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
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>> I use the Dexcom and I have United Health Care and Medicaid of CT.  I do not
>> pay anything for my Dexcom supplies.  I do get them thru a distributer
>> called  Byrom Healthcare.
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>> I first got them directly from Dexcom and it was costing me just under $100
>> for a 3 month supply as Dexcom wouldn’t take my Medicaid.
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>> As far as the Dexcom G5 goes I have used that for more then 1 ½ years and
>> really after the training and maybe a month beyond that I was doing it by
>> myself without any problems.  I have in the last month gotten the Dexcom G6
>> and after my son read me the directions and I fumbled putting the sensor in
>> a couple of times it is working out OK.  I am just having trouble with the
>> sensors staying on.  I am waiting for a delivery of the overlay patches to
>> us and hopefully once I get them I will be set.
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>> The apt works great and easy to use.  The only trouble I have had with the
>> apt is when the sensor fell off twice there was a warning signal that would
>> go off basically saying “replace sensor now!”   I go to bed listening to a
>> book that is on my iPhone and let me tell you that for some unknown reason
>> that this warning signal would go off in the middle of the night every 60
>> seconds and tell you that the signal had  sounded 2, 3, 4, 5 minutes ago.
>> As I was waiting to get the overlay patches I spent 2 nights listening to
>> that and then gave up and used some surgical tape  to anchor the sensor
>> down.
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>> I have just gotten an Apple watch and will let you know how Dexcom works
>> with that.  I understand if you have an Wi-Fi connection you do not have to
>> have your iPhone  near you.
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>> Joyce the sensor.
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>> I can’t live without my Dexcom keeping me informed on what my blood sugars
>> are and especially    
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>> Joyce Kane
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