[Diabetes-Talk] extending life of Dexcom Sensors

Tue Mar 26 14:13:06 UTC 2019

6 hours. I waited once to the 2 but it will disconnect automatically so 4
hours would work also-just a safe enough time so it won't auto disconnect
on u

* Dr Denise M Robinson*

*Denise M Robinson, TVI, PhD*

Specialist-Technology/Blind Skills | Teacher of the Blind and Visually
Impaired
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On Tue, Mar 26, 2019 at 10:10 AM Bridgit Kuenning-Pollpeter via
Diabetes-Talk <diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org> wrote:

> When you say early, how early are we talking? A day? A few hours? Just
> curious.
>
> Bridgit
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Diabetes-Talk <diabetes-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org> On Behalf Of Dr.
> Denise M Robinson via Diabetes-Talk
> Sent: Tuesday, March 26, 2019 9:00 AM
> To: Diabetes Talk for the Blind <diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org>
> Cc: Dr. Denise M Robinson <deniserob at gmail.com>
> Subject: Re: [Diabetes-Talk] extending life of Dexcom Sensors
>
> Hi everyone. I thought I would tweak my information that I sent on
> extending the life of your sensor and trying to trick it so you don't have
> to prick your finger for the warm up time. The microwave blocks the
> Bluetooth information to trick your transmitter into thinking it is still
> connected to your receiver. Only the iPhone continues to show your blood
> sugars because that Bluetooth is still connected to your receiver. Using
> the receiver  does take sighted assistance. But you do not need to go this
> route
>
> If you want to extend the life of your sensor which you can do with the G5
> or the G6. And you can do this exclusively with your iPhone and no sighted
> help needed at all. You just need to stop the sensor early, go through your
> warm up and it immediately reconnects after the warm up so you do not need
> to take it off your body and put a new sensor on. Nor do you put it in the
> microwave to disconnect the Bluetooth. It is the Bluetooth connection
> between your iPhone and your receiver that's in your sensor that
> communicates about your blood sugars. When you put the receiver in the
> microwave it just stops talking to your transmitter so it is unaware that
> you are going through a warm up.. And the iPhone just continues to pick up
> your blood sugars. When you skip the microwave option That just means you
> need to prick your fingers for those two warm up hours to keep track of
> your blood sugars If you allow your sensor to expire there is no way to
> restart it.
>
> Sorry for the confusion on that
>
> * Dr Denise M Robinson*
>
> *Denise M Robinson, TVI, PhD*
>
> Specialist-Technology/Blind Skills | Teacher of the Blind and Visually
> Impaired
> 425-220-6935 | www.yourtechvision.com
>
> [image: TechVision Logo]
> “Helping the visually impaired see their world changed through technology”
> "While they were saying among themselves it cannot be done, it was done."
> --Helen Keller
>
>
>
>
>
> On Mon, Mar 25, 2019 at 10:32 PM Veronica Elsea via Diabetes-Talk <
> diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>
> > Well, you have to do it before the sensor runs out, so if we want to
> > catch that magic final six hours, even harder to guarantee having
> someone around.
> > Besides, I have no plans to set up my receiver just so I can do that.
> > <grin> Glad I was able to help with that.
> > Veronica
> >
> >
> > "Guide Dogs, First Hand", Veronica Elsea's classic album is now
> > available on iTunes, along with other music from her and from the
> > Guide Dog Glee Club.
> > To learn more, visit:
> > http://www.laurelcreekmusic.com
> >                 Veronica Elsea, Owner
> > Laurel Creek Music Designs
> > Santa Cruz, California
> > Phone: 831-429-6407
> >
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Diabetes-Talk [mailto:diabetes-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
> > Behalf Of Bridgit Kuenning-Pollpeter via Diabetes-Talk
> > Sent: Monday, March 25, 2019 5:25 PM
> > To: 'Diabetes Talk for the Blind'
> > Cc: Bridgit Kuenning-Pollpeter
> > Subject: Re: [Diabetes-Talk] extending life of Dexcom Sensors
> >
> > Veronica,
> >
> > Okay, got it. This all makes sense now. What really threw me off was
> > the microwave part. In Denise's post, I thought it was something in
> > the menus with the Dexcom receiver, but you cleared it all up, grin.
> Thanks.
> >
> > Yep, I typically change my sensor late at night, so no chance of
> > having a sighted person around, smile. Unless AIRA works.
> >
> > Bridgit
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Diabetes-Talk <diabetes-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org> On Behalf Of
> > Veronica Elsea via Diabetes-Talk
> > Sent: Monday, March 25, 2019 6:10 PM
> > To: 'Diabetes Talk for the Blind' <diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org>
> > Cc: Veronica Elsea <veronica at laurelcreekmusic.com>
> > Subject: Re: [Diabetes-Talk] extending life of Dexcom Sensors
> >
> > Bridgit, the short version is this. You have to use the receiver to
> > stop your sensor, start the new sensor process just as you would on the
> phone.
> > As soon as you start the new sensor, you just put your receiver in the
> > microwave. This prevents transmission between the receiver and the
> > transmitter for the warmup phase. Eventually, you just take the
> > receiver out of the microwave and go back to using the Dexcom as you
> normally would.
> > She should have also mentioned that this is specifically for the G6.
> > If you haven't started using the G6 yet, that could explain why some
> > of the steps sounded confusing.
> > When she talked about pressing 1, then 2, that was to unlock the
> receiver.
> > And when she was entering the code, on our phone apps, we have a
> > simple phone-type number pad where we just enter that code, whereas on
> > the receiver, you enter a number, hit next, enter a number and so on.
> > If nothing else, we got a glimpse into just how clumsy that receiver
> > is. I gathered that her references to the phone were to the fact that
> > she was recording on her phone.
> > But this is not something any of us will do alone. No way.
> > Hope that helped.
> > Veronica
> >
> >
> > "Guide Dogs, First Hand", Veronica Elsea's classic album is now
> > available on iTunes, along with other music from her and from the
> > Guide Dog Glee Club.
> > To learn more, visit:
> > http://www.laurelcreekmusic.com
> >                 Veronica Elsea, Owner
> > Laurel Creek Music Designs
> > Santa Cruz, California
> > Phone: 831-429-6407
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Diabetes-Talk [mailto:diabetes-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
> > Behalf Of Bridgit Kuenning-Pollpeter via Diabetes-Talk
> > Sent: Monday, March 25, 2019 2:53 PM
> > To: 'Diabetes Talk for the Blind'
> > Cc: Bridgit Kuenning-Pollpeter
> > Subject: Re: [Diabetes-Talk] extending life of Dexcom Sensors
> >
> > I'm not fully understanding Denise's post. I get it's about extending
> > sensors, but I've read several times and still don't fully comprehend
> > the directions.
> >
> > Bridgit
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Diabetes-Talk <diabetes-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org> On Behalf Of G
> > Melconian via Diabetes-Talk
> > Sent: Monday, March 25, 2019 4:12 PM
> > To: Diabetes Talk for the Blind <diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org>
> > Cc: G Melconian <gmelconian619 at gmail.com>
> > Subject: Re: [Diabetes-Talk] extending life of Dexcom Sensors
> >
> > There are lots of ways of extending both transmiters and sensors.cas
> > farways to replace the batteries as the dexcom transmitterds use
> > standard watch batteries. I know this to be fact as I know that does
> > this googlevdexcom refurb transmitter and the Facebook page and where
> > you can contact them. I don't know about the g6 but I'm aware of the g5.
> >
> >
> > On March 25, 2019 1:50:12 PM Veronica Elsea via Diabetes-Talk <
> > diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> >
> > > I've known a couple of sighted people who do this. Two of them said
> > > it got them an extra day or so, but no longer. But of course, for
> > > us, no way could we do this without sighted assistants because even
> > > unlocking the receiver is tricky. I do sure wonder who figured this
> out and how.
> > > <grin> Veronica
> > >
> > >
> > > "Guide Dogs, First Hand", Veronica Elsea's classic album is now
> > > available on iTunes, along with other music from her and from the
> > > Guide
> > Dog Glee Club.
> > > To learn more, visit:
> > > http://www.laurelcreekmusic.com
> > >                 Veronica Elsea, Owner Laurel Creek Music Designs
> > > Santa Cruz, California
> > > Phone: 831-429-6407
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: Diabetes-Talk [mailto:diabetes-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
> > > Behalf Of Dr. Denise M Robinson via Diabetes-Talk
> > > Sent: Monday, March 25, 2019 11:06 AM
> > > To: Diabetes Talk for the Blind; ange.mperone at optimum.net
> > > Cc: Dr. Denise M Robinson
> > > Subject: [Diabetes-Talk] extending life of Dexcom Sensors
> > >
> > > Hi Everyone,
> > > This info comes in part from the diabetes monthly get together
> > > online and also--if you are interested in saving money, here is a
> > > way to extend the life of your Dexcom sensor. My deductible to 6000
> > > yes, 6k and it hurts when you are a diabetic as all of you can
> > > attest too
> > >
> > > This is one reason to keep a receiver even if you do not use it the
> > > rest of the month and you only use your iphone--which makes the
> > > dexcom totally accessible--But you can also just have the reciever
> > > by your bed all the time and it will wake you up if you go too hi or
> > > too low--will do another video on the different sounds. Sighted
> > > assistance will be needed with the receiver and to do this trick.
> > > You can also extend the life using this trick and skip the microwave
> > > option but that just means you just have to prick your finger for
> > > the next 2 hours during warm up and you do not need to bother with
> > > the receiver and just use the iphone. This trick allows you to never
> > > have to prick
> > your finger.
> > > If you let your sensor expire--it is done. There is no way to start
> > > it back up. I always stop my sensor 6 hours before to keep
> > > prolonging its life. I have not gone past 25 days due to my skin
> > > sensitively but I know others have have extended it much longer. You
> > > will have to get something like the simpatch to keep it on your
> > > belly hard and fast. If it comes loose, you will have your receiver
> > > say it has lost signal. I have done it wrong many ways to test
> different ways to do it right.
> > > Here is the video: Dexcom sensor--extend its life longer than 10
> > > days <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zicOefubeIc&feature=youtu.be>
> > >
> > > * Dr Denise M Robinson*
> > >
> > > *Denise M Robinson, TVI, PhD*
> > >
> > > Specialist-Technology/Blind Skills | Teacher of the Blind and
> > > Visually Impaired
> > > 425-220-6935 | www.yourtechvision.com
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