# C/GM **URL:** https://forum.fudiabetes.org/c/diabetes-tips-tech-gear/glucose-monitors-cgms/65.md?page=16 [Latest](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/latest.md) · [Categories](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/categories.md) · [Tags](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/tags.md) **Page:** 17 --- ## [Just ordered all versions of the Countour Next: your questions?](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/just-ordered-all-versions-of-the-countour-next-your-questions/3174)
**Author:** [@MaryPat](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/MaryPat)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [May 25, 2018, 8:20pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/just-ordered-all-versions-of-the-countour-next-your-questions/3174 "2018-05-25T20:20:59Z")
After all the discussions we have had on BG meters lately (in particular this thread: The best BG glucose meter that your insurance will pay for) I ordered all three versions of the Contour Next meter, to compare them ag… --- ## [Dexcom G6](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/dexcom-g6/4077)
**Author:** [@dughuze](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/dughuze)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [May 22, 2018, 10:16pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/dexcom-g6/4077 "2018-05-22T22:16:07Z")
Diabetic Danica on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n1lvLSjfQ28 went to Dexcom for a tour and a talk about G6, they told her that you will get 10 days and 10 days only out of the sensor because the algorithm chang… --- ## [Emergency Question - Sensor related](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/emergency-question-sensor-related/4054)
**Author:** [@ClaudnDaye](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/ClaudnDaye)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [May 19, 2018, 8:21pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/emergency-question-sensor-related/4054 "2018-05-19T20:21:32Z")
We just changed out the transmitter/sensor and we got a “Sensor Failed, Replace Sensor”. It’s a brand new sensor, and transmitter. It was 1/2 way through calibrating when it got an hour glass, then question marks, then… --- ## [Dexcom - Putting in a New Sensor Without a Restart](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/dexcom-putting-in-a-new-sensor-without-a-restart/3998)
**Author:** [@Eric](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Eric)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [May 7, 2018, 1:36pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/dexcom-putting-in-a-new-sensor-without-a-restart/3998 "2018-05-07T13:36:02Z")
By now everyone has read the trick on restarting a sensor without losing your readings for 2 hours. (microwave trick) This is a slightly different trick. Maybe everyone already knows this, it was posted once before on F… --- ## [Lying to the Dexcom for better calibration](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/lying-to-the-dexcom-for-better-calibration/3536)
**Author:** [@Michel](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Michel)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [May 7, 2018, 12:28am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/lying-to-the-dexcom-for-better-calibration/3536 "2018-05-07T00:28:11Z")
Most of our sensors follow one of two models at one time or another: they are right on and stay right on, or they are 15-25 off, and see to be off again exactly that much at every calibration. When our calibrations are … --- ## [I love Dexcom](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/i-love-dexcom/3956)
**Author:** [@Jen](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Jen)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [April 30, 2018, 8:23pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/i-love-dexcom/3956 "2018-04-30T20:23:01Z")
This is what keeps me with this company: Several days ago I put in a new sensor, and the next day got the alert that my transmitter battery was low. I ordered a new G4 transmitter, but because I’d paid $85 for the sens… --- ## [Dex receiver not turning on? Charged](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/dex-receiver-not-turning-on-charged/1033)
**Author:** [@ClaudnDaye](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/ClaudnDaye)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [April 29, 2018, 12:50pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/dex-receiver-not-turning-on-charged/1033 "2018-04-29T12:50:51Z")
Anyone ever had a Dex receiver not turn on even though it's charged? It had over a quarter battery left. I've had this happen a couple times before too. Push the button...nothing happens - it doesn't turn on. Then af… --- ## [The ridiculousness of coordination between Dexcom and my insurance company](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/the-ridiculousness-of-coordination-between-dexcom-and-my-insurance-company/3877)
**Author:** [@Katers87](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Katers87)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [April 13, 2018, 7:28pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/the-ridiculousness-of-coordination-between-dexcom-and-my-insurance-company/3877 "2018-04-13T19:28:45Z")
This year has been a joke. I love my new insurance, but getting approval for my transmitters is like pulling teeth. The funny part is that I’m pretty sure incompetence and miscommunication are the main problems! I don’t … --- ## [How often do you look at your CGM?](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/how-often-do-you-look-at-your-cgm/3819)
**Author:** [@jag1](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/jag1)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [April 7, 2018, 10:34pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/how-often-do-you-look-at-your-cgm/3819 "2018-04-07T22:34:57Z")
So I don’t use a CGM and never have (I did do a one week trial of one a couple years ago). I am still injecting with a syringe and testing BG with finger sticks and I’ve been doing so for a long time. I do test my BG a l… --- ## [90-day implantable CGM sensor by Senseonics](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/90-day-implantable-cgm-sensor-by-senseonics/2255)
**Author:** [@daisymae](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/daisymae)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [March 30, 2018, 12:50am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/90-day-implantable-cgm-sensor-by-senseonics/2255 "2018-03-30T00:50:46Z")
--- ## [Dexcom G5 question about ? ? ? on receiver](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/dexcom-g5-question-about-on-receiver/2119)
**Author:** [@Dave6746](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Dave6746)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [March 29, 2018, 8:51pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/dexcom-g5-question-about-on-receiver/2119 "2018-03-29T20:51:34Z")
How often have you gotten ??? and how often has it resolved itself. Also, how often does your receiver miss a reading (no backfill on G5 receiver)? My first day, I had 4 missed data points. Yesterday, I got my first “… --- ## [Libre (+ Blucon): sudden low readings](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/libre-blucon-sudden-low-readings/3777)
**Author:** [@lucas](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/lucas)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [March 27, 2018, 8:51am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/libre-blucon-sudden-low-readings/3777 "2018-03-27T08:51:16Z")
Hey everyone :), so I’ve been using the Libre for over a year now and till about 2 or 3 months ago, it worked amazingly well. This is when this error started occuring, where all of a sudden the readings drop to “LO” an… --- ## [The 630G back light](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/the-630g-back-light/3798)
**Author:** [@amymc](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/amymc)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [March 27, 2018, 4:01am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/the-630g-back-light/3798 "2018-03-27T04:01:13Z")
Ill be getting the 630G as animas is going out of business. The one thing that is driving me nuts about the animas is the back light. when im out and about i cant see for the life of me what im doing as its just not brig… --- ## [iWel CGM (small Pennsylvania company, beyond vaporware but not yet available in US/EU)](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/iwel-cgm-small-pennsylvania-company-beyond-vaporware-but-not-yet-available-in-us-eu/3788)
**Author:** [@bkh](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/bkh)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [March 25, 2018, 11:45pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/iwel-cgm-small-pennsylvania-company-beyond-vaporware-but-not-yet-available-in-us-eu/3788 "2018-03-25T23:45:56Z")
There’s an interview of the head of a small CGM company that I hadn’t heard of. They claim to have 56,000 patients using their CGM. http://www.diabetesincontrol.com/david-zeng-transcript/ Their features are smaller ne… --- ## [You can use the Freestyle Libre Pro as a real CGM with no alarms](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/you-can-use-the-freestyle-libre-pro-as-a-real-cgm-with-no-alarms/1161)
**Author:** [@MaryPat](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/MaryPat)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [March 22, 2018, 5:29pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/you-can-use-the-freestyle-libre-pro-as-a-real-cgm-with-no-alarms/1161 "2018-03-22T17:29:17Z")
I found an intriguing tidbit that I thought was worth sharing after following Michel's post about Stackexchange. It has very few diabetes posts, but someone there is using the Freestyle Libre Pro, which is normally a phy… --- ## [Dexcom: another DOA transmitter](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/dexcom-another-doa-transmitter/2043)
**Author:** [@Michel](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Michel)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [March 9, 2018, 7:33pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/dexcom-another-doa-transmitter/2043 "2018-03-09T19:33:21Z")
It is the third time in a year and a half that our second transmitter in a 2-transmitter shipment fails, leaving us without a working one. Dexcom tells me that transmitter failures are rare. I would willingly order an … --- ## [Difficulty calibrating my dexcom](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/difficulty-calibrating-my-dexcom/3179)
**Author:** [@Beacher](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Beacher)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [March 2, 2018, 12:38pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/difficulty-calibrating-my-dexcom/3179 "2018-03-02T12:38:49Z")
I find when I try this, it’s like provoking an unruly child. No! I don’t like that number! You’re 6.2. I don’t care how many times you tell me you’re 5.1. And if you tell me again then I’ll make you 3.9. So there. And f… --- ## [Does Imitrex/sumatriptan affect Dexcom G4/G5?](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/does-imitrex-sumatriptan-affect-dexcom-g4-g5/3613)
**Author:** [@JessicaD](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/JessicaD)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [March 1, 2018, 11:28pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/does-imitrex-sumatriptan-affect-dexcom-g4-g5/3613 "2018-03-01T23:28:45Z")
--- ## [Tylenol and Dexcom G5](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/tylenol-and-dexcom-g5/2612)
**Author:** [@cardamom](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/cardamom)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [January 12, 2018, 6:36pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/tylenol-and-dexcom-g5/2612 "2018-01-12T18:36:32Z")
I have chronic pain issues, and the past couple days have been worse than usual, so at some point, I said #$&^ it and added some Tylenol (2 pills or 1000mg, every 6 hours, as recommended) to my cocktail of naproxen and m… --- ## [Freestyle Libre, $45, shipped worldwide](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/freestyle-libre-45-shipped-worldwide/2057)
**Author:** [@Michel](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Michel)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [February 28, 2018, 11:04pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/freestyle-libre-45-shipped-worldwide/2057 "2018-02-28T23:04:19Z")
Lately I have found a lot of fairly reasonable Frestyle Libre sensors available with worldwide shipping. For instance: This lot of 6 sensors + worldwide shipping goes for $45 per sensor, shipping included. That is pre… --- ## [Bluetooth, Dexcom and IOS](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/bluetooth-dexcom-and-ios/2552)
**Author:** [@vilhelmmar](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/vilhelmmar)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [February 23, 2018, 11:43pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/bluetooth-dexcom-and-ios/2552 "2018-02-23T23:43:40Z")
My son is wearing Dexcom G5, paired with Iphone 6 and lately we are frequently getting “Bluetooh OFF” signal despite the bluetooth being on. It does not seem to help to flick the bluetooth off and back on. Then it just … --- ## [New Dexcom update - can personalize alarm settings - FINALLY!](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/new-dexcom-update-can-personalize-alarm-settings-finally/3500)
**Author:** [@allison](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/allison)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [February 21, 2018, 3:44pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/new-dexcom-update-can-personalize-alarm-settings-finally/3500 "2018-02-21T15:44:13Z")
Link first: https://www.dexcom.com/faq/what-features-are-included-latest-update-dexcom-g5-mobile-app One of my biggest pet peeves with my Dexcom G5 app is it gives this blazing awful alarm when the sensor is “about to e… --- ## [Dexcom G5 Mobile App and iOS 11](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/dexcom-g5-mobile-app-and-ios-11/2224)
**Author:** [@Thomas](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Thomas)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [February 19, 2018, 8:01pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/dexcom-g5-mobile-app-and-ios-11/2224 "2018-02-19T20:01:33Z")
Dexcom G5 Mobile By Dexcom This app is only available on the App Store for iOS devices. Updated: Sep 18, 2017 Version: 1.7.3 This is beta for iOS 11 --- ## [Europe: online supply for Contour Next and Freedom Lite strips?](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/europe-online-supply-for-contour-next-and-freedom-lite-strips/3415)
**Author:** [@MaryPat](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/MaryPat)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [February 17, 2018, 7:21pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/europe-online-supply-for-contour-next-and-freedom-lite-strips/3415 "2018-02-17T19:21:11Z")
We are spending a year in Europe starting this summer. We are taking Contour Next and Freedom Lite BG meters. Does anyone have reliable and economical ways to purchase strips for these meters in Europe online? I found o… --- ## [Dexcom G5 Sensor Issues](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/dexcom-g5-sensor-issues/3403)
**Author:** [@mlg](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/mlg)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [February 13, 2018, 10:17pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/dexcom-g5-sensor-issues/3403 "2018-02-13T22:17:03Z")
Anyone else having issues with sensor not lasting 7 days? When my son first started with the Dexcom, a sensor would last a full week and then we would restart it and it would go for another full week. Our DNE told us tha… --- ## [Switching from Dexcom G5 to Freestyle Libre](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/switching-from-dexcom-g5-to-freestyle-libre/3480)
**Author:** [@John58](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/John58)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [February 12, 2018, 7:49pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/switching-from-dexcom-g5-to-freestyle-libre/3480 "2018-02-12T19:49:33Z")
I’ve been trying out the Freestyle Libre for almost a month, with both the G5 and Libre sensors on my arm. I put them through the paces: highs, lows, flatlines, swimming, hockey, etc. I’ve got binders full of BG numbers … --- ## [Dexcom out-of-range calibration?](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/dexcom-out-of-range-calibration/3452)
**Author:** [@Michel](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Michel)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [February 8, 2018, 9:37pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/dexcom-out-of-range-calibration/3452 "2018-02-08T21:37:45Z")
We have sometimes seen an out-of-range Dexcom calibration result in a mediocre track when we get back in range. The calibration wiki definitely recommends calibrating in-range when at all possible: Yet, sometimes, we … --- ## [What I would really like to access Dexcom data!](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/what-i-would-really-like-to-access-dexcom-data/3445)
**Author:** [@MaryPat](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/MaryPat)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [February 6, 2018, 7:31pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/what-i-would-really-like-to-access-dexcom-data/3445 "2018-02-06T19:31:31Z")
@Michel’s post on the history of Pebble watches reminded me of what I really would like to use, in order to visualize dexcom data: I had some hopes for the Google glasses: too bad it fell through–although I am not sur… --- ## [The rise and fall of Pebble, Dexcom display watch](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/the-rise-and-fall-of-pebble-dexcom-display-watch/3442)
**Author:** [@Michel](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Michel)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [February 6, 2018, 5:37pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/the-rise-and-fall-of-pebble-dexcom-display-watch/3442 "2018-02-06T17:37:05Z")
Many of us used a Pebble watch to display Dexcom info. Since the disappearance of Pebble, It has become more difficult to find a good Android ecosystem watch to collect CGM data. I was sorry to see them go. But I had ne… --- ## [G5 transmitter day 94?](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/g5-transmitter-day-94/3434)
**Author:** [@John58](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/John58)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [February 5, 2018, 7:29am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/g5-transmitter-day-94/3434 "2018-02-05T07:29:05Z")
I started a new G5 sensor this evening on day 94 of my transmitter. Got the circular timer screen for about the first half hour, foliowed by the ??? screen. I’ve successfully run the transmitters out to close to the max… [Previous page](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/c/diabetes-tips-tech-gear/glucose-monitors-cgms/65.md?page=15) [Next page](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/c/diabetes-tips-tech-gear/glucose-monitors-cgms/65.md?page=17)