Question Regarding Instinct CGM and receiver devices

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I am on a MM780g and Dex 7 cgm. With the Dex 7 I can receive readingson my phone (Samsung S24U) and link to xDrip+, and then to GDH to get readings on my Samsung Galaxy 6 watch. I have read that the Libre3+ only allows you to connect to one device, and then you have to link to their cloud server to get it to link to a second device. This is problematic for me as I am frequently not near phone towers for good reception.

Does the instinct allow you to link to the 780g and your phone?

Another question, how reliable is the instinct - does it last the full 15 days? And is the warm up time 2 hrs.? Is there a grace period like with the D7?

Is it possible to turn off all but the very low reading, and how long is the snooze period. Is it possible to set the low alarm? During my trial it would start an urgent alarm at 70, which I found annoying; I frequently run 70-120, and just lower basel at 70.

I tried the Libre 3+ to compare to the D7, and found that it anticipated lows and highs quicker, but also read lower than actual meter readings.

BTW, I am not on an aid system - just juggle basels and corrections on my own (T1D 61+ yrs.), and my A1c is 5.8-5.3. But my endo is pushing for me to go aid. He told me that I would spend less time thinking about my BG………

Thanks,

Mike

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I don’t use the Instinct CGM, but most likely, the sensor will communicate with the 780G only and then the pump will communicate with your phone if you like.
I assume the alarm settings won’t differ from the settings for other Medtronic CGMs. You’d be able to turn off high alarms, but not low alarms. With the Simplera I can set the low threshold as low as 2.8 mmol/l (50 mg/dl).