I never knew people put sensors in their calf. I have only used upper arms except one time recently when I used my forearm. It was very accurate but at night I tend to shove my arms under my pillow and sleep on my side and I’d keep losing the connection. When I shifted position it would come back until I moved again.
This article suggests G7 initial release for 10 day wear. Likely no restarts, at least not from Dexcom app. Hope xDrip will be able to read.
Future G7 may get 14 days.
https://www.diabetesdaily.com/blog/whats-going-on-with-the-dexcom-g7-695251/
Someone will figure out a way to restart them. They always do.
If they lower the price, it would make it so that no one will bother to restart them.
But you are correct the first iteration is the 10 days already approved. The 14 day is already in trials. I’ve seen them posted.
Of course who knows how the fda will act and when.
Insurance is another issue. My insurance pays for 90 days so that won’t matter to me if it’s 9 sensors or 6. It will cost me the same. The only benefit is not having to bother changing it as often.
No everyone’s insurance works like this and not everyone has insurance so I can see how 14 days will make a big difference for a lot of people
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Yes, I know. It is a very unusual place. I searched some images online just to see what other people’s sensor looked like. It has been extremely accurate and the sensor is going the full 7 days. The trust issue I find is the biggest hurdle. It has been awesome.
I won’t feel as desperate now. I am sure dexcom is better but until it communicates with medtronic I will use the guardians.
Medtronic could lose pump sales if patients changes pumps along with switching to Dexcom sensors.
That is correct. I was going to switch to a tslim when animas left the insulin pump market but because Medtronic’s pump has the lowest basal setting is the reason I stayed. Now that I am in automode it really doesn’t matter but in manual it would. Ifeel pretty positive that more people will stay with medtronic when the guardian 4s are approved. You really have to work at finding the spot where the sensors are most accurate. Most people don’t want to do that. They want quick and easy.