Bad news for Dexcom

Here’s the original TUD thread:

That lacks the sensationalism so I guess no one noticed. Nothing like a picture of a coffin to sell a story. I give the guys credit for having found the letter:

Maybe they read @Randy’s post. They certainly include the link to the warning letter from that post, though I guess it probably came from some other news outlet.

EDIT: they also paraphrased @bkh ‘s analysis of the sensor coating issue, picking up on the accuracy issues and, well, amplifying them.

News old news, “Hear all about it.” Diabetics dying, dead because they use CGMs.

My wife, who does the stock stuff, noticed the story last night (she does stock 24x7), sent me a link this morning. I’m pretty sure sensationalist articles like this will never help us. I’m pretty sure they will kill us, maybe;

CGMs have been banned by the administration because of dangers to diabetics using unproved and frequently unregulated technology.

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