I am very very anal about my control - lots of testing, lots of mini dosing when required - I work very hard for my 5.3 A1C. Anyway, I've had my Dex4 for two weeks and it has been spot on. I'll do a test (I use the Animas OPing pump and the one-touch testing products) and then check to see what the Dex4 says. It has been within 2 bg points every time. I test between 10 and 15x a day ande I am very very impressed. Just thoguht I'd share.
yep... after having it for 4 months now, I don't know how I lived without it!
Those 2 hours once a week without my G4 feel so odd :-)
Agreed!
I had the Dex7....I am waiting for my G4...I cant wait..its good to know its spot on! Thats what I want so I can compare with my finger sticks, etc
eah, I had the Seven+ for about 2 1/2 years. It was a big help, but the accuracy thus far on the Dex4 is outstanding. It's kinda fun to do a fingerstick and then look at the Dex to see how close it is. More often than not, it is spot on - excactly.
I had my d7 since 2010 and now that its out of warranty, I need to upgrade...My d7 was accurate about 95% of the time...I had to stop wearing it due the field I was in..I couldnt take the fact that it was vibrating at me and I couldn't check my levels, etc....
Now that I am at home, I can focus on the new one...Again glad its spot one :)
...OR OVERLY ANAL!
I HAVE BEEN TOLD FOR YEARS THAT ADDED RISK OF DIABETIC COMPLICATIONS FOR ANY A1C NUMBER UP TO 7 IS NONE.
PLEASE CHECK BEFORE SCOFFING.
MY A1C IS 6.3% AND I HAVE BEEN A HEALTHY DIABETIC FOR OVER 61 YEARS.
My approach is that type 1 diabetes doesn't mean I can't have labs that are different from a person without diabetes. My situation is complicated by the fact that I was dx'd with failing kidneys at 15 years of age. Years later my mother told me that the docs thought it was probably congenital - the way I came into the world. I wasn't dx'd with type 1 until I was 30 years old. Keeping my labs within a narrow range has kept me from needing dialysis all these decades. With the CGM I can catch trends immediately and with the micro-dosing possible with a pump, I can keep my bg's in the range I want them. Thus the reason for being anal.
Thank you.
Like bort269,
After having my G4 for a few months now, I too can't imagine how I ever lived withhout it.
It's very accurate, and gives me so much peace of mind. Never had a CGM before this. Would encourage anyone who can get one to do so. Love it, love it, love it!
YES!!
BRAVO, HOW OLD WERE YOU WHEN YOU WERE DIAGNOSED?
BRAVO
I was dx'd with D at age 30, with the initial dicey kidneys at age 15, and my kidney "performance has been stable for 20 years - with some improvement.
Thanks for the bravo. I work hard and like to think that my hard work serves as encouragement to others. It's very do-able.
I was nine and a very skinny, weak, and sick little boy.
In those days Diabetes was widely regarded as either a death sentence or one who is not going to live very long by most lay people. Things were so different back then.
My childhood was not a joy to recall. I could tell some stories.
Somehow, however, I wound up with a football scholarship and went on to have a successful life with a wonderful family.
Ooops. . . I guess that question wasn't to me.
Great testimony on the accuracy.
But is it true that the sensor battery only lasts six months? My 7+ is 18 months old and still running.
When calibrating I rarely get two readings from the same drop of blood that are within 2 bg points. I find it remarkable that your Dexcom matches that closely.
It is still fun to compare. In fact in my battles to prove that I am "worthy" (i.e. "compliant" or slef-disciplined) I still do manual logs to prove that I don't have fictional bg reading histories. (nor logs that can see into the future because I went to far in "tracking" my readings. I admit that I do know what my readings will be in November 2013 because I forgot to enter the date of starting with my Dexcom 4 when I first started and it "thought" the date was November 1, 2013 when it was April or May 1st! But that's was human error.
Certainly any health provider would see your 5.1 A1c and not have any questions about how well you're doing or question your compliance. My guess is that they see you coming and don't even bother to look at your logs. I'm currently doing a manual log as part of a clinical trial for a new long-acting version of Humalog but that's the first time in about 20 years for me to be keeping any kind of log.
I'm glad that it works for you. 10-15 times a day seems like a lot.