[Diabetes-Talk] Seeking advice re changing from the G6 to G7 soon

[Paul Howard]

I am not a user of the Dexcom. I am a user of the LibreLink freestyle 3+ I have been for four years now and it works fine for me. It’s a continuous glucose monitor rating.
Sent from my iPhone

> On May 26, 2025, at 7:19 AM, Patricia Maddix via Diabetes-Talk <diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> Paul,
> With the G7, there is no paper to peel off of the adhesive which is nice. Yo=
> u just unscrew and remove the lid and then you need to press the device firm=
> ly against the skin which releases a mechanism that will then allow you to p=
> ress the Button to do the insertion. If you do not press against the skin ha=
> rd enough, this button cannot be pressed. It is a bit awkward, putting the s=
> ensor on the back of your own arm, but you  can do it. The sensor code is on=
> the applicator on the opposite side from where the release button is and ca=
> n either be scanned directly into the Dexcom app or you can use another app t=
> o read the number allowed to you and then enter it manually into the app.
> Patricia
> 
> Sent from my iPhone
> 
>>> On May 26, 2025, at 12:47=E2=80=AFAM, Paul Magill via Diabetes-Talk <diabe=
>> tes-talk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
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>> Hi all,
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>> In a couple of weeks I will be changing to the G7.  I have read the Dexcom=
> 
>> G7 User Guide  and their G7 Start here Guide, but both presume I can see t=
> he
>> diagrams, or videos on their site, so I have  some questions I hope someon=
> e
>> may be able to help with?
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>> 1. What is the G7's equivalent to peeling off the wax papers from the
>> adhesive patch on the G6?
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>> 2. Both guides talk about keeping the applicator to access the pairing cod=
> e.
>> I don't understand this at all, as I have never had a bluetooth  device th=
> at
>> required a code to enable pairing.  I had expected that using the applicat=
> or
>> would itself initiate the pairing process.  What am I missing?
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>> 3. =46rom the guides, I gather that there is something to hold in while yo=
> u
>> press the release button . Is that right?
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>> 4. Perhaps I'm just a little fumble fingered, but when applying the G6, I
>> use one hand to aim where the sensor is to go, and the other hand to hold
>> and apply it.  I'm thinking about how I will put it on the back of my arm,=
> 
>> and how much thinner my skin is there, rather than on my abdomon.  How hav=
> e
>> others gone with this location? =20
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>> I will appreciate any advice people can provide. =20
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>> Many thanks,
>> Paul in Australia.
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