Yes. I’ve been following u! But I think the topical color discoloration will go away w non use where the slight cut will form tiny scar tissue and after years of use… what do u think?? Long term. And thank you for posting. This is really nice. ESP if they could close the loop 
I know I’m pulling at straws. Better is better
I’m not concerned with scars, because when I was diagnosed in 1981, my endocrinologist had no idea…13.1 a1c, well that’s better than last time…no idea of how to fix it, just told me to eat less sugar…so I always had scars… wolverine was always my favorite comic character…he’d heal quick. I’d heal in 2 weeks. But after researching, I think eversense is the best technology available… I thought Dexcom was great 12 years ago, but the non replaceable batteries in the transmitter bothers me, always worrying about them falling off in the summer, always having them fall off in the winter…I also think they are popular because insurance companies are willing to offer it if your company employs enough people, and they choose the best, most expensive plan…I just don’t see a large wound… I see a small necessary part of dealing with type 1…kind of like the bionic man or woman, or batman begins 3 with his bionic implants
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Wow that’s much smaller. This came into my inbox today… https://nemauramedical.com/nemaura-announces-ce-mark-approval-of-sugarbeat/
Nice… I’ll probably be one of the early adopters on thus one too… sounds like eversense without the sensor… just hope it works… the gluco watch in panic room never worked…
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I don’t know if it will be good for type 1 diabetes and lows. But. Who knows. I became diabetic 30+years ago and my mom got pulled into a study for checking glucose w a laser on the finger. Never came to fruition…
You can measure glucose through the skin like they do for oxygen, it just takes a large amount of computing power to determine the glucose absorption in the water frequency window that the body allows. Because it takes so much computing power, it isn’t practical yet. It will be eventually, and then you can just wear your smart watch and actually get a continuous reading. It isn’t here yet, and of course wasn’t practical 30 years ago. The last company to try was aiming at building a machine for the physicians office where every patient that comes in would get a non-invasive glucose measurement, but it turned out to be too expensive to be practical.
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11.9 mard looks bad…might try it, but lows could be problematic if the delay is too long…
Interesting. ! Computing power as in software programming. Or as in multiple physiological parameters need to be calculated and can’t be done in small equipment
A little bit of both. So when you look at the absorption of oxygen in the water window it is really a fortunate thing because it is the primary absorption in the spectrum and so it is really big and easy to see and track. The glucose absorption in the window is the second overtone of the primary absorption, so it is two orders of magnitude smaller than the primary absorption, so you need a strategy to take multiple measurements of a couple of other common things to try and subtract them or do something different like Raman spectroscopy, and these things are expensive and computer intensive. Therefore they stay only in the realm of a lab rather than in a home device.
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gets my wheels turning… lol. ty
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Figured it was time for an update…I had sensor #2 inserted 6/20/19 and Sensor #1 will quit working sometime around 6/30/19 at which time I will start up sensor 2 in a healed over insertion site. The insertion went fine, not concerned about a scar if any develops. Sensor 1 will be removed 7/1/19…seems like that removal might make a bigger scar than the insertion. But time will tell.
So far so good on the Eversense for me. BG data compared to fingersticks is fine. I’ve got 3 months worth of comparisons I might try to put in Excel and plot…maybe in the fall. For some reason I feel more freedom now (compared to Dexcom) by stowing my phone away and waiting for an arm alert. The app will buzz my arm for high/low alerts (with custom high/low settings), and rate of rise or fall. A “temp range” can be quickly set when I want a different range. Hope that all makes sense, it took me a while to get used to it. All of these are useful when I am out and about and I enjoy not glancing at my watch or phone constantly.
Only glitch is there has been no progress with my insurance so it is probable I will not be covered after Sensor 2 expires, making continued use unaffordable compared to jumping back on Dexcom. I am hoping I can solve that in time for the 180 day sensors, hopefully early next year.
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I’m happy to help you plot in excel and send back to you if you want. Shouldn’t take me long, 15mins Max.
Ed
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Well I for one am glad you have options. I do hope they work out the insurance coverage, or extend their program so it doesn’t cost an arm and a leg.
Thanks for sharing your experience, I know I have sent a number of people on Reddit to your posts, it is really great information.
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My sensor only took about 2 days to give accurate readings, but I think its more shallow than other peoples…I was curious to know if you were able to use the eversense app on your watch, or if you are using xdrip…just curious… xdrip works great after I upgraded my old S7, but there still seems to be a slight delay from the eversense app.
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Roger, The Eversense app works on apple watch but not as well as Dexcom. There seems to be no way to insert , my current BG as a complication on the watch face. If I want to use the watch to check BG I can click on the app and view it. Also, it will not allow scrolling back in time on the watch app, only shows about 2 hours of plot. I thought about xdrip but the “stock” iphone app is giving me the info I need.
How do you know your sensor is shallow… is there a way to measure? I can feel the sensor with my fingers as a small bump under the skin, hopefully its shallow too. Not looking forward to the removal procedure.
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OK, it sounds like yours and mine are about the same depth, I read somewhere someone was going to have removal and reinsertion at the same time, maybe from my inserter…for iPhone, Im not sure about xdrip iOS, I was able to make it work using github help and an esel app, but I don’t know if that’s available on the iPhone… it was time consuming, but I think it was worth it for the watch face and the xdrip screensaver which shows the graph and current number while my phone is charging… also the Alexa add on skill is nice. I check my watch for my glucose way more than checking to see the time…it might be worth it just for the watch face.
The removal of my first sensor went quick and easy on July 1. The Dr. noted that he has had enough practice to refine his removal procedure. He grabbed the sensor with tiny forceps and used a scalpel to cut through some adhesions around the sensor and out it popped! The scar from the removal looks a little bigger than the insertion scar but it healed over quickly and does not bother me. By getting Sensor #2 inserted on June 20 I was able to wait until June 29 to start the 24-hour warm up, followed by initialization (4 calibrations) on June 30. I was getting good data on June 30 because the insertion site had “presoaked” for 10 +/- days.
The Eversense has been most useful to me when I’m outdoors or playing hockey. My summer project has been heavy landscaping (building a gabion wall using a wheel barrow to move 30 tons of rocks) which risks breaking both my phone and watch. I put my phone away, take off the watch and use the vibratory alerts on my arm. I also like the fact that I can run out the door without worrying about grabbing my phone every time.
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Nice, glad to hear everything went smoothly. My Dr. Is on her 7th eversense, so hopefully, it should be fine. I don’t think I was as affected the first 9 days or so, but my Dr said others were, and I think I’m in the the minority… I’ve also played with cgms since the Dexcom G4, so i was expecting a little learning curve… I’m still using xdrip though…the watch face and predicted MP3 sounds for low predictions, low, or high glucose warnings make it easier for me…60 days so far…
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I’ve been getting bad BG data from Sensor #2 lately and am starting to wonder if I’ve got a bad sensor, or if I somehow disturbed it causing it to lose accuracy? At my endo’s suggestion I went ahead and started a Dexcom G5 for comparison, and to get back in the swing of receiving alerts for lows. Here is a comparison of what I am seeing (Eversense plot on the top, Dexcom G5 below):
There are multiple inaccuracies on that plot of July 12 data. It almost seems like the sensor is stuck in a range and will not register higher or lower than that range. I’ve sent a load of data to technical support who is escalating it and will (hopefully) determine what the issue is.
Back when I started with Sensor #1, I used a Dexcom G5 for comparison and found good agreement with Eversense. Here is a typical plot from a similar day using Sensor #1, which seemed to track well with the Dexcom:
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