Hi - does anyone have any advice on how to deal with compression lows with the Dexcom G7?
I wear the g7 on the back of my arm. Unfortunately, this site results in many compression lows, to the point that it’s really starting to affect my sleep. I cannot wear the sensor on my abdomen, because that site just does not work for me, accuracy wise.
I really try to avoid sleeping on the side that my sensor is on, but inevitably I will roll on to that side at some point (and, the side switches every 10 days or so!)
I don’t have a definite solution, but a few thoughts
I put my sensors in at night but don’t connect to them until the morning. I find compression lows are worst on the first night and become less of an issue after I’ve slept on a sensor for a full night (though the issue doesn’t disappear entirely)
Use a towel under the arm to push the flesh forward so that the sensor is more toward the back of the arm rather than the side.
Try the abdomen again. It’s more of a vibe than an evidence based certainty, but I feel like G7s are better now than they were a year ago.
Something like this may help. It helps with Liam’s Dexcom G6. Still compression lows happen but not as frequently while wearing this around his arm during sleep.