# Dexcom g6 ...new user old diabetic

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**Created:** [March 3, 2019, 8:18pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/dexcom-g6-new-user-old-diabetic/6855 "2019-03-03T20:18:30Z")\
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**Author:** ![jag1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ed655f/32.png) [@jag1](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/jag1)\
**Post date:** [March 14, 2019, 3:29pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/dexcom-g6-new-user-old-diabetic/6855/21 "2019-03-14T15:29:06Z")

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> [@Tbjones](#):
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> I am curious after so much reading if anyone is using Toujeo. I am also interested to know the difference in Novolog vs Humolog.

That’s about the only long-acting insulin I haven’t tried. But my understanding is that it is very similar to Lantus (just more concentrated) and I do have a lot of experience with Lantus. I assume you do too since you’ve had diabetes for longer than I have; I’ve used NPH, Lantus, Levemir and now Tresiba.

I will say that I like Tresiba most of all - it is truly a once a day insulin (unlike the rest that all required two injections a day for me) and it has a very stable action compared to the others. Maybe ask to try that if you haven’t yet; I highly recommend it.

Novolog and Humalog are genetically engineered proteins that share all amino acid sequences except for one. In practice, this change seems to make very little difference. When I tried both, I could find no difference between them in either potency or action curve, so I stayed with Humalog since I was already on that.

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**Author:** ![SFBob](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9f8e36/32.png) [@SFBob](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/SFBob)\
**Post date:** [March 15, 2019, 12:19am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/dexcom-g6-new-user-old-diabetic/6855/22 "2019-03-15T00:19:43Z")

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Try a new location and use some tape. For a couple of yrs I used them on my stomach and they wouldn’t last or flake out. Changed to back of arm and got even longer life. Biggest improvement was when I started using smith&newman opsite flexifix tape. I started going from maybe 9 days to about 20. Seemed to improve the accuracy. You need a razor blade to cut the hole to fit over the sensor, worth the effort. A roll of that stuff will last you until they find a cure in 5 yrs. If your crunched for time you could also try those precut ones they sell on eBay/amazon.

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**Author:** ![Tbjones](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forum.fudiabetes.org/tbjones/32/6155_2.png) [@Tbjones](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Tbjones)\
**Post date:** [March 15, 2019, 12:43am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/dexcom-g6-new-user-old-diabetic/6855/23 "2019-03-15T00:43:29Z")

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Thank you. Will try!

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