# C/GM **URL:** https://forum.fudiabetes.org/c/diabetes-tips-tech-gear/glucose-monitors-cgms/65.md?page=3 [Latest](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/latest.md) · [Categories](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/categories.md) · [Tags](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/tags.md) **Page:** 4 --- ## [Important info for g7 users](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/important-info-for-g7-users/14593)
**Author:** [@Mariethm](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Mariethm)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 29, 2024, 5:15am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/important-info-for-g7-users/14593 "2024-04-29T05:15:10Z")
The g7 app no longer offers the option to override silent/do not disturb modes. It must be done on your phone. Not all phones, mine (s9) included, allow app exceptions. I used to be able to do it in g6/g7 alert settings,… --- ## [Dexcom g7 newness frustration](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/dexcom-g7-newness-frustration/13794)
**Author:** [@Mariethm](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Mariethm)\ **Replies:** 88\ **Last updated:** [April 21, 2024, 10:33pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/dexcom-g7-newness-frustration/13794 "2024-04-21T22:33:02Z")
On my 2nd g7 session. I think it will eventually be better than the g6, but hopefully some aspects will be improved upon. It has some weird glitches, but the most annoying is that you cannot see numbers in history, even … --- ## [Dexcom G6 and G7 not lasting full 10 days?](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/dexcom-g6-and-g7-not-lasting-full-10-days/14322)
**Author:** [@bpollina](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/bpollina)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [April 1, 2024, 4:23pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/dexcom-g6-and-g7-not-lasting-full-10-days/14322 "2024-04-01T16:23:57Z")
​For over a year now I’ve had problems with both G6 and G7 not lasting the full 10 days. Typically I get weird numbers or they just give the 3 hour error and never come back starting around day 7 or 8. I’m not sure, but… --- ## [3/31/2024 - NS Down?](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/3-31-2024-ns-down/14543)
**Author:** [@ClaudnDaye](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/ClaudnDaye)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [April 1, 2024, 3:04am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/3-31-2024-ns-down/14543 "2024-04-01T03:04:53Z")
Anyone else’s Nightscout not working at the moment before i even start troubleshooting anything that may be on my end? --- ## [Recovering a flooded Dexcom receiver](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/recovering-a-flooded-dexcom-receiver/1212)
**Author:** [@Michel](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Michel)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [March 8, 2024, 5:44pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/recovering-a-flooded-dexcom-receiver/1212 "2024-03-08T17:44:59Z")
It is always difficult to recover electronics that were immersed in water. The Dexcom G4 or G5 receivers are not waterproof, while the transmitters are. There are many stories of wet Dexcom receivers, some of which have … --- ## [Sinocare CGM](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/sinocare-cgm/14325)
**Author:** [@John58](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/John58)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [February 20, 2024, 4:49pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/sinocare-cgm/14325 "2024-02-20T16:49:56Z")
First I ever heard about this company “Sinocare” was when I took a call requesting patients for a two week clinical study of their True Vie I3 CGM system. The web site makes the Sinocare CGM sound pretty good! I went ahe… --- ## [When the CGM refuses to update](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/when-the-cgm-refuses-to-update/14278)
**Author:** [@ClaudnDaye](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/ClaudnDaye)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [December 22, 2023, 1:43am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/when-the-cgm-refuses-to-update/14278 "2023-12-22T01:43:16Z")
Nice late night up continuously updating the CGM and it continues reverting back to the old (wrong) BG. Going on an hour now of changing it every 5 minutes because it refuses to accept/calibrate to the correct BG. He h… --- ## [Sometimes I just think](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/sometimes-i-just-think/13613)
**Author:** [@Eric](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Eric)\ **Replies:** 84\ **Last updated:** [December 11, 2023, 4:43pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/sometimes-i-just-think/13613 "2023-12-11T16:43:18Z")
Hey, sorry Nick Jonas and Dexcom and all the rest. But sometimes I just wonder… I heard a comment one time that said, “My Dexcom is so accurate, I never test anymore.” If you don’t test, you won’t ever see things like … --- ## [Where to wear the G7?](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/where-to-wear-the-g7/14196)
**Author:** [@Mikey417](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Mikey417)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [November 30, 2023, 7:19pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/where-to-wear-the-g7/14196 "2023-11-30T19:19:10Z")
I started using the G7 last week, and just replaced the first one. I placed it on my abdomen, rather than the back of my arm, which would be difficult to do without my wife helping me. In Europe it is approved for place… --- ## [Interesting effect when inserting a G6 yesterday](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/interesting-effect-when-inserting-a-g6-yesterday/13867)
**Author:** [@CarlosLuis](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/CarlosLuis)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [November 21, 2023, 12:02am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/interesting-effect-when-inserting-a-g6-yesterday/13867 "2023-11-21T00:02:15Z")
I just reported to Dexcom because of major issues with the last sensor and replaced it early. I use the underside and inside of my upper arms and have for a while. When I pushed the trip hammer to insert the sensor I go… --- ## [Here is something I don't see every day](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/here-is-something-i-dont-see-every-day/14219)
**Author:** [@Eric](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Eric)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [November 2, 2023, 1:07am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/here-is-something-i-dont-see-every-day/14219 "2023-11-02T01:07:48Z")
The numbers actually matched! :open\_mouth: --- ## [Is this what a slowly failing sensor looks like?](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/is-this-what-a-slowly-failing-sensor-looks-like/13725)
**Author:** [@bostrav59](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/bostrav59)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [October 31, 2023, 9:55pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/is-this-what-a-slowly-failing-sensor-looks-like/13725 "2023-10-31T21:55:28Z")
I’ve been extending my sensor beyond 10 days, but at some point it starts to fail. I was getting the following patterns and wondered if this is the kind of data that comes from a slowly failing sensor: See those dro… --- ## [Quick Loop/Dexcom question if anyone is still awake](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/quick-loop-dexcom-question-if-anyone-is-still-awake/14180)
**Author:** [@Eric](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Eric)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [October 15, 2023, 2:59am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/quick-loop-dexcom-question-if-anyone-is-still-awake/14180 "2023-10-15T02:59:44Z")
I normally do calibrations on my Dexcom, so I don’t know what happens with entering the Dexcom sensor code and using Loop. It’s about midnight now and I need to start a new sensor. I don’t want to be up at 2am entering … --- ## [Dexcom G6 transmitter messages](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/dexcom-g6-transmitter-messages/14122)
**Author:** [@Finn](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Finn)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [September 29, 2023, 6:10pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/dexcom-g6-transmitter-messages/14122 "2023-09-29T18:10:44Z")
I started the Dexcom G6 earlier this year and I’m nearing the end of my second transmitter, but I’m not sure what messages I should expect telling me when the transmitter will actually end. For my first transmitter, I o… --- ## [Any suggestions for keeping a Dexcom G6 on during Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu?](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/any-suggestions-for-keeping-a-dexcom-g6-on-during-brazilian-jiu-jitsu/11294)
**Author:** [@bwschulz](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/bwschulz)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [September 29, 2023, 5:56am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/any-suggestions-for-keeping-a-dexcom-g6-on-during-brazilian-jiu-jitsu/11294 "2023-09-29T05:56:12Z")
I took BJJ before I was diagnosed back in grad school and had really liked it, so when my Krav Maga school opened up their BJJ class again I gave it a try. Well, as I had feared my 7-day-old Dexcom G6 got ripped off duri… --- ## [Study: Insulin Pumps Decrease Quality of Life and Increase A1c in CGM Users](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/study-insulin-pumps-decrease-quality-of-life-and-increase-a1c-in-cgm-users/5575)
**Author:** [@docslotnick](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/docslotnick)\ **Replies:** 129\ **Last updated:** [January 3, 2019, 8:37pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/study-insulin-pumps-decrease-quality-of-life-and-increase-a1c-in-cgm-users/5575 "2019-01-03T20:37:19Z")
This is a minor conclusion from the DIAMOND study, whose major conclusion was that CGM use in MDI is better than fingerstick use and MDI as far as A1c, time in range, hypo and hyperglycemia events and quality of life. … --- ## [Accidentally removing dexcom from abdomen](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/accidentally-removing-dexcom-from-abdomen/13666)
**Author:** [@mam11](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/mam11)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [September 20, 2023, 4:51pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/accidentally-removing-dexcom-from-abdomen/13666 "2023-09-20T16:51:53Z")
My husband has been using dexcom for over a year now, successfully. He had knee replacement 3 weeks ago. Twice since then he has removed the whole shebang in his sleep. He’s using one of the amazon overpatches that is VE… --- ## [Best sensor locations to avoid bleeding?](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/best-sensor-locations-to-avoid-bleeding/13278)
**Author:** [@Jan](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Jan)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [September 20, 2023, 2:59pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/best-sensor-locations-to-avoid-bleeding/13278 "2023-09-20T14:59:12Z")
I just put on a new G6 sensor, and after a couple of minutes I felt “wetness” on my arm. It took me a while to figure out what was happening, but the insertion site was bleeding like crazy. I had to swap it out for anoth… --- ## [New Dexcom site, new sensor, old transmitter, wonky readings](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/new-dexcom-site-new-sensor-old-transmitter-wonky-readings/13861)
**Author:** [@Finn](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Finn)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [September 19, 2023, 2:50am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/new-dexcom-site-new-sensor-old-transmitter-wonky-readings/13861 "2023-09-19T02:50:22Z")
I tried a new location for my Dexcom G6 today - my outer thigh, near my hip. I usually use my outer upper arm, and used my inner upper arm last time with no problem. Application was fine, but I’ve been getting really wo… --- ## [G6 Signal Loss issue](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/g6-signal-loss-issue/14102)
**Author:** [@ABCD](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/ABCD)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [September 10, 2023, 4:11pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/g6-signal-loss-issue/14102 "2023-09-10T16:11:47Z")
I am hoping someone else has experienced this same issue and has found a solution: My 13 yr old son has been using the Dexcom G6 and Omnipod 5 for over a year now. Within the last month or so he has been getting “signal… --- ## [Dexcom G5: signal loss with iphone but not receiver](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/dexcom-g5-signal-loss-with-iphone-but-not-receiver/1045)
**Author:** [@Sam](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Sam)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [September 7, 2023, 11:26am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/dexcom-g5-signal-loss-with-iphone-but-not-receiver/1045 "2023-09-07T11:26:14Z")
--- ## [Anyone still restarting G6 sensors?](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/anyone-still-restarting-g6-sensors/14085)
**Author:** [@Jan](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Jan)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [August 25, 2023, 11:27pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/anyone-still-restarting-g6-sensors/14085 "2023-08-25T23:27:24Z")
I have been getting 10 days on my G6 sensors and then restarting for another 8-9 days. However, the last couple that I’ve tried to restart ask me for the 2 initial calibrations (I use nocode) and then lapse into an endle… --- ## [Is 8-9 days per sensor the new normal?](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/is-8-9-days-per-sensor-the-new-normal/13342)
**Author:** [@John58](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/John58)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [August 20, 2023, 11:38am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/is-8-9-days-per-sensor-the-new-normal/13342 "2023-08-20T11:38:59Z")
I’m having a run of bad G6 sensors, each from different lots and different expiration dates etc. Tonight was almost the last straw on day 8.5 of this sensor…hockey game started at 4:15 (sensor error) and went until 5:45.… --- ## [Juggluco problem - frequent disconnection first couple of days, Canadian setup](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/juggluco-problem-frequent-disconnection-first-couple-of-days-canadian-setup/12884)
**Author:** [@ast](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/ast)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [August 13, 2023, 1:10pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/juggluco-problem-frequent-disconnection-first-couple-of-days-canadian-setup/12884 "2023-08-13T13:10:26Z")
Thank you to the developer of this app, it addresses missing features in the freestyle libre 2 app. I have experienced a significant problem see below. Let me know if I can provide additional info, log files,etc. If any… --- ## [Can AI help with diabetes control/analysis?](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/can-ai-help-with-diabetes-control-analysis/13922)
**Author:** [@MM2](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/MM2)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [July 5, 2023, 11:11pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/can-ai-help-with-diabetes-control-analysis/13922 "2023-07-05T23:11:08Z")
Found this article interesting, especially with new wave of other AI news/applications. --- ## [Flash glucose monitoring: a stupid concept?](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/flash-glucose-monitoring-a-stupid-concept/13912)
**Author:** [@Boerenkool](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Boerenkool)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [June 23, 2023, 7:38am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/flash-glucose-monitoring-a-stupid-concept/13912 "2023-06-23T07:38:54Z")
Can anyone think of a reasonable rationale behind Flash Glucose Monitoring (FGM)? All FGM systems currently available are equipped with Bluetooth to transmit BG measurements from the sensor to a receiving device. Hence t… --- ## [Repeated Dexcom G6 failures](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/repeated-dexcom-g6-failures/4801)
**Author:** [@TiaG](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/TiaG)\ **Replies:** 160\ **Last updated:** [May 18, 2023, 5:50pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/repeated-dexcom-g6-failures/4801 "2023-05-18T17:50:48Z")
Guys, we have now been through four!!! G6 sensors in the last 10 days and I’m wondering if this is the new normal? Has anyone else switched to the G6 and what has their experience been? I’m wondering whether this is a … --- ## [AccuChek Aviva test strips? And new case?](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/accuchek-aviva-test-strips-and-new-case/13284)
**Author:** [@Jan](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Jan)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [May 15, 2023, 2:38pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/accuchek-aviva-test-strips-and-new-case/13284 "2023-05-15T14:38:46Z")
Anyone know a good place to get AccuChek Aviva test strips? I know they have discontinued the meter, but I still use mine, and I can’t find the test strips on Amazon anymore. I’ve gotten a new Contour Next EZ, but would… --- ## [G6 sensor problems with blood thinners?](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/g6-sensor-problems-with-blood-thinners/9287)
**Author:** [@G6newbie](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/G6newbie)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [May 14, 2023, 5:57pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/g6-sensor-problems-with-blood-thinners/9287 "2023-05-14T17:57:13Z")
Hi everyone, Is there anyone out there who is on the G6 or other CGM and taking a blood thinner? I am on the G6 and have had the gambit of sensor failures with approximately 150 replacements over the past year and a hal… --- ## [Real world comparison of Dexcom G6 , Dexcom G7, Libre3](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/real-world-comparison-of-dexcom-g6-dexcom-g7-libre3/13701)
**Author:** [@GarLipow](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/GarLipow)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [May 6, 2023, 2:00am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/real-world-comparison-of-dexcom-g6-dexcom-g7-libre3/13701 "2023-05-06T02:00:57Z")
Before the Dexcom 3 and Libre 3 came out, I was switched by my provider to the Dexcom 6 from the Libre 2, cause the Libre 2 was so inaccurate for me as to be useless. The Dexcom 6 is imperfect, but works well enough to g… [Previous page](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/c/diabetes-tips-tech-gear/glucose-monitors-cgms/65.md?page=2) [Next page](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/c/diabetes-tips-tech-gear/glucose-monitors-cgms/65.md?page=4)