[Diabetes-Talk] Dexcom G6 users

Wed Oct 30 00:21:46 UTC 2019

Joyce,

     Fortunately, I have not passed out again since getting the Dexcom.  I
can be 40 and constant according to the Dexcom and feel absolutely nothing.
Once I start treating the low, then I start feeling low.  Last week though,
my tongue and mouth actually tingled from being so low, which I hadn't had
happen in a long time.  I always let them know that I medically need the
Dexcom to keep from passing out and not just to avoid doing finger sticks.
That often, but not always has them put a rush on getting things approved.
There is a lot of authorizations that have to be done each time for
Medicare.  I can't be totally upset with Dexcom, since it is Medicare's
regulations that they have to follow that always hold things up.

				Jamie

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Subject: Re: [Diabetes-Talk] Dexcom G6 users

I totally agree with you.  I use the finger sticks basically  more often to
know what is going on without the Dexcom.    I look forward getting the G6
here and up and going.

I do not feel insulin reactions at all.  The other night I was in my sewing
room and sitting running my embroidery machine.  I kinda rembmer checking
the Thread in the machine I don't have a clue, but I was so out in left
field I couldn't figure out where I was or even which room I was in.  I
managed to get up and fumble around the room and went back to sit in my
office chair.  My dog came in and was poking at me and I was thinking that I
was in the living room and sitting at my computer, but I couldn't find the
keyboard.  It had have taken another 15 minutes before I figured out what
room I was in.  At that point my son came in and found me and after some
juice, I got my head back on.

I still get these low blood sugars , I need to keep my IPhone handy.  

I did ask when they thought they would be getting the Dexcom G6 and they
told me  that they were promised a shipment in 2 or 3 days.

Joyce

Joyce Kane
 Kane Kids Shop
https://www.blindmicemegamall.com/.../shop/Directory_Departments?store...

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Subject: Re: [Diabetes-Talk] Dexcom G6 users

Joyce,

First, the last session warning was for your transmitter, not the sensor.
The battery on the transmitter is out of its charge, so that is why the
sensor did not get past the warm-up.  I'd deal with the G5 for now, so you
are not without a Dexcom.  I think Veronica told us one time that she swears
that Medicare patients get a different supply of sensors for the G6 than
those with group insurance.

I have been using the G6, and the app works great on my iPhone.  If you
install Seeing AI on your phone, you can read the sensor code with it.  It
takes some patience at times, but it works.  I actually took it out of the
package this time to see if it would read the code better, and it did.  The
code is on one of the peel-off pieces of tape.  The transmitter is a
different story.  Supposedly, you can take a picture of the transmitter
serial number from the box like for the G5 transmitter, but I can never get
it to work for me.  I usually have a sighted person tell me the serial
number that I then braille on a card and stick to the box until I need it.

A G5 is better than no glucose monitor according to me, since I can't feel
my low blood sugars.    I'd rather do finger sticks twice a day with the G5
than to not have a Dexcom at all.

				Jamie

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Subject: [Diabetes-Talk] Dexcom G6 users

For those who are out there using the Dexcom G6, I hav a couple more
questions, please just the G6 users:

Someone mentioned no calibrating just enter in code?  

So is the code on the transmitter?  Do you need to put this into the smart
phone?  Do you need help from a sighted person to read this code?

How did you find the G6 apt?  Is it as easy as the G5 apt?

I did not get the Dexcom G6 today.  Sad eyes.  They sent me a 3 month
supplies for the G5.  I called them up to find out what's up and they told
me Dexcom is having problems keeping up for the demand of the the G6
supplies.  After them doing some more research concerning my order, they
said there was a date that if orders were put in prior to this date, you
would get the G6 supplies and if the order was received after that date you
would get the G5 supplies and wait 3 months to get the G6 supplies.  They
also old me I was suppose to be notified about this switch.  Well it seems
as my order was placed prior to the date and they were waiting to here back
from my doctor and they did not notify me.  They gave me 3 options.  1.
Keep the G5 supplies and try again in 3 months..  2  return the G5 supplies
and wait for the G6 to to come in  and I told them I had already been frozen
out of getting the G6 as that was the story I heard 6 months ago, So I told
them I have been without my Dexcom for pushing 3 weeks now and I will wait
until the G6 supplies come in.  They weren't in too much of a rush when I
called them 3 weeks asking to a reorder and told them at that time I had one
needle left.  When I put in the last sensor that I had it worked less than 3
days and gave up.  Dexcom told me they would overnight a sensor to me and
give it a try.  I told them it had announced that this was the last  session
Well I received the sensor that Dexcom sent to me and I couldn't get past
the 2 hour warm up time.

Things are good when everything is working.

Joyce Kane

Kane Kids Shop

https://www.blindmicemegamall.com/.../shop/Directory_Departments?store...

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