Omnipod 5 and dexcom newbie help

[Lethean]

@jbowler

I think that’s a misunderstanding. The Omnipod G5 controller (receiver) replaces the Dexcom G6 receiver; the O5 controller does the job of the receiver and it takes the privileges of the Dexcom receiver.

The rep at Omnipod said that the Omnipod controller doesn’t replace the receiver - it doesn’t give you glucose level alerts and you can’t start/stop a sensor with it. Otherwise that would be the best solution for me; to be able to control both devices with just one PDA.

@jbowler

You don’t actually know about the location tracking stuff; both the Dexcom G6 receiver and the Omnipod controller are more than able to track your location. Generally these devices have GPS built in; taking it out actually costs money. You are better off with a device where people actually check what is happening, but even then? The link to the Dexcom web site where they say they “don’t” track your location is believable but only because the phone manufactures are such total degenerates. Dexcom is under no obligation not to lie and they may have a duty to do so to protect their bottom line.

No I don’t doubt that they’d lie at all. I didn’t realize the PDAs could also track your location, but even if they are, I feel like it would be harder for someone besides Omnipod or Dexcom to take advantage of that. Whereas if I have to keep my location turned on on my phone at all times, then anything on my phone could potentially access it. And even though these days I don’t allow anyone to use my phone unattended, nor do I give anyone the pin, I’ve had past experience where I just don’t want to keep the location on. I may give it at some point, but for now it seems that I’ll just be going with manual mode initially on the Omnipod. I don’t actually have an iphone; my phone isn’t currently compatible with either dexcom or Omnipod, so even if I didn’t have other concerns, I’d probably start with manual so I could take my time trying to decide what phone to get next.