[Diabetes-Talk] re question about dexcom g7 and the sennsor replacement process once a senssor ends and that 12 hour grace period

[Patricia Maddix]

I also use the 12 hour grace period to give me the freedom to change my sensor when it is most convenient. If the 12 hour grace period is due to end at 2 AM I of course will just stop the sensor earlier in the evening and put in the new one. to stop a sensor session go into the connections tab at the bottom of the app and tap on sensor. Here is where you will find the option to stop sensor and start a new one. I do really like to put in the new sensor, at least a half hour or more before the old one ends as the warm-up. Starts immediately when the sensor is inserted rather than when you parrot.  That way when you do parrot and start the new sensor, there is virtually no warm-up time whatsoever. I do find that the G7 can be quite inaccurate during the first few hours after insertion so I always do one or more fingersticks over the first few hours and calibrate the sensor if it is significantly off to calibrate, on the main screen under the glucose to calibrate, on the main screen under the glucose tab in the upper right there is a button that voiceover announces as ICo plus. Tap on this to bring up the menu options that will include entering and event and choose to enter tap on this to bring up the menu options that will include entering and event and choose to enter a blood glucose value selecting use as calibration as the option. Some of these buttons say they are great out, but they are functional. After a calibration, it takes the app about five minutes to show the corrected reading, and if it does not correct enough, Dexcom advises repeating the process every 15 minutes or so for a couple of more tries.
Hope this helps.
Patricia  . 
Sent from my iPhone

> On Oct 4, 2024, at 1:56 PM, Milton Ota via Diabetes-Talk <diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> Hi,
> 
> As an iPHone user, I have been removing the blutooth icon in my blutooth
> setting once I have removed the expired sensor.
> 
> I then begin the process of inserting the new sensor and getting Aira to
> give me the 4-digit code before I try pairing it with my phone using the
> camera.
> 
> After you have received the notice that your sensor has expired, the 12-hour
> is extra cushion is there if you are unable to change the sensor right after
> it expires or you need time because you are not in a place where you can
> replace the sensor.
> 
> Hopefully this gives you some kind of idea how I do it.
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
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> Diabetes-Talk
> Sent: Friday, October 4, 2024 3:11 PM
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> Cc: gmelconian619 at gmail.com
> Subject: [Diabetes-Talk] re question about dexcom g7 and the sennsor
> replacement process once a senssor ends and that 12 hour grace period
> 
> Hello I have started my first dexcom g7 for the past 10 days on my android
> device being he Samsung galaxy s22 . heres my question, my sensor for the 10
> day period  cycle, ended 2 hours ago,  but it gives  a 12 hour grace period.
> So what does that  mean.does that  mean that  after that extra 12 hour  of
> glucose tracking data. When to replace the sensor. Is it after the 12 hour
> grace period has ended.  Also does one have ot un pair the sensor from the
> phone before removing the sensor. this is really new for me so I don't know
> , how to approach.     Would like some advise on the new dexcom g7 .  
> 
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