# Xdrip+

**URL:** <https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/xdrip/4597>\
**Category:** Treatment\
**Tags:** dexcom\
**Created:** [July 28, 2018, 2:49am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/xdrip/4597 "2018-07-28T02:49:48Z")\
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**Author:** ![Chris](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forum.fudiabetes.org/chris/32/382_2.png) [@Chris](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Chris)\
**Post date:** [July 28, 2018, 5:15am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/xdrip/4597/2 "2018-07-28T05:15:50Z")

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Welcome @bpollina, a very interesting first post. After you get your question answered, you may want to introduce yourself here:

> [@Welcome, introduce yourself here!](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/welcome-introduce-yourself-here/145):
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> Hello, welcome to FUDiabetes (For Unlimited Diabetes). We’re happy to have you here and look forward to sharing, learning, and exploring all things diabetes together. I’m Sam, formerly known as Sam19. I live in Alaska with my wife and 2 young children. I was diagnosed with T1 unexpectedly at age 29. I currently manage with tresiba, novolog MDI, and Afrezza. I use a dexcom G5 cgm intermittently. Nice to meet you all.

I am not an Xdrip user currently, so I can’t answer everything, but I can answer two of your three questions.

1. The physician’s office provides the number that you put into clarity to share. If they don’t provide you that number, you cannot automatically send them data.

2. Dexcom uses a different algorithm than Xdrip+ to show you your current readings, so it should be no surprise that the Dexcom and Xdrip+ give you different readings. My guess is that Dexcom does more smoothing than the simple algorithm in the Xdrip+ app. I wouldn’t think the long-term results would be that different, but each person reacts in a different way.

As to 3., I am sure @docslotnick or another Xdrip user will be along shortly.

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