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- čas přidán 19. 08. 2024
- I got the new Dexcom G4 about a month ago! These are some of the reasons why I already LOVE it, along with a glimpse at the sensor, alarms, and overall trend graph screen on the newest Dex. :)
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Hi, I just wanted to say that i really appreciate your positivity and your smile in your videos, it makes a big difference to me as one of my relative has recently been diagnosed type 1 and this is quite hard to accept. Your videos are informative and they give me hope.
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This is sad because there are like maybe 2,0000 to 5,0000 children around the world that do not receive a diagnosis of Type 1 Diabetes and what's even worse is none of the doctors in Missouri wanted to help me.
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as someone who has had t1 for well over 16 years, i have never felt this type of enthusiasm for my disease. i simply felt that she portrays diabetes as "fun" and she always seems proud to be a diabetic in her videos. although i am grateful for modern technology that allows me to manage and live day to day, diabetes is no joke. there is nothing fun or exciting about it. also, i don't believe my comment seemed in any way offensive, unlike yours.
DEXCOM - Keeping the Bandage Sticky::: What destroys the adhesive is "moisture". Directly after a shower press tissue paper on the bandage to soak up the initial moisture. Then use a hair dryer (warm setting-not hot) and wave the dryer air over the bandage. Feel the bandage to determine dryness. It will dry the bandage allowing the adhesive to keep working. I've used this process and the bandage is sticking until the next change.
And no, it does not hurt the transmitter. DD, you are the best!
Thanks so much Danica!!! Because of you, my son is now on the Dexcom too!!! We didn't know it existed until we saw this tutorial. It is quite expensive here in Australia but it is the best thing we have gotten since the pump. We are so excited!!! God bless America and you too! Thanks again!!!
I love your Dexcom videos! I just got my dexcom 2 days before my birthday in November and I love my dexcom. You definitely helped me learn about the Dexcom and your the reason I got it, so thankyou!
Thanx Danica. Our 7 year old Grand Daughter is getting the Pod/ Pump, as well as the Dexcom. She is very excited. Hopefully we all will finally be able to get a handle on her sugar fluctuations.... Thanx again for this video.... Randy Lewis, from Michigan!
I'm glad I found your video posts. I'm looking forward to sharing these with my daughter. She was diagnosed 3 years ago. She passed out from a low and had a hard time dosing after that. We got her the older Dexcom about a year or so ago to help with that. It isn't very accurate and loses the signal quite often. We were told we could upgrade to this model. Based on the results of the older model I wasn't sure it was worth the expense to upgrade, but after seeing this I think it is worth the money
Two things stop me from using CGM with my Medtronic:
1. Cost, but I think I would save on strips, so it's not a straight up cost comparison.
2. Sites, I have trouble finding two sites all the time. One for the infusion site, and another for the CGM sensor.
I do use it once or twice a year for a while to fine tune my pump settings.
Love your videos, great to hear someone else having the same thoughts!
Your videos are awesome and helping our 10 year old son choose a pump for himself. Thank you!
Taylinn, Great question! I've had type 1 diabetes for 16 years and have been my science lab for quite some time. What works for me may not work for you, but be open to trying new plausible ideas. I am very active and have little insulin sensitivity. I use a pump with Humalog insulin and it takes 25 min. for body to respond to an insulin dosage. The spike also will be different based on the foods you consume. Stay away from simple carbs like snickers, cereal, white grain products.
I just wanted to say thanks for the great videos about the Dexcom G4. A google search for a review brought me to you're videos and were a major factor in pushing me to improve my diabetes care. As a healthy well regulated 37 y/o that has been type 1 for over 24 years I decided that everyone can work a little harder to keep there BS in check. Dexcom was great to work with and the G4 is a great device.
Keep up the great work....:)
"I've got the 670G Smartguard Auto Mode insulin pump by Medtronic." Love it. Wouldn't do anything else for now. Sugars still go high. Sugars are almost never low. God bless.
I have just spent 1 week on the Dexcom. Awesome device !!! ... only wish I had it for longer. Counting down the next 2 months to finally leave injections behind to go on a pump :)
My 5 year old daughter is getting her Dexcom G4 and Animas Vibe pump Tuesday. We are all excited. The insulin pen, en glucose meter with strip (5 to 6 times every day!!) are becoming a drag.
If I was diabetic, I would TOTALLY buy that and I would be looking at it every 5 minutes!
I did a clinical trial for the G4 back when it hadn't been approved for pediatrics yet. We were just told by the endo that it was so they wrote the medical necessities paper on Friday. So excited for mine!
I also have the Dexcom G4 sensor and love it! I've had diabetes forever and depend on my Dexcom - days and nights. Until I dropped it in the toilet ! Bad news! I quickly dried it off with a towel and put it in a bag of raw rice. And it came back to life.Amazing! Won't do that again! I've heard you can do that with wet cell phones...but don't want to try it.
Mine is being delivered tomorrow and I'm so so excited! Having 9 years of pumping under my belt, I'm excited to have a new gadget :)
I just got a G4 too. I',m using it as a CGM with insulin shot therapy. I totally love it.
I just got a temporary clinic test version. It amazes me. I'm using it to figure out basal right now. Experimenting nightly trying to pinpoint how I could get that line. Sadly I do not have a pump yet. It has told me things I could have never known. I was dipping low at night and popping back up without waking something I would have never realized without CGM. I'm relieved to see someone else doesn't have a straight line either. And yes I've been pushing that button constantly.
I am waiting for my Dexcom G-4 to arrive! I am so excited and it was so cool to see your video! Thanks!!
Type 1 is a genetic diabetes unlike type 2 that can be a result of a lifestyle choice. Like any adversity that we can face in life you can either embrace it and be happy or feel sorry for yourself. When my 9 year old daughter was diagnosed with it we weren't particularly happy but you make the best of the situation. It sounds like Danica has opted to make the best of what she has to deal with. If you know anybody that has type 1 diabetes it is not easy.
After watching your review I contacted Dexcom in Australia and found that the sensors are $396Aus ($413 US) for a pack of 4 (so basically a months worth). Wow... That's a fair bit out of the budget for us. I can make do without it for now, but we're bracing ourselves for the future if I go down this path and need a CGM. Thanks for your review, good job.
I just sent the paperwork off for my little 3-year old. She just started pumping with the Ping a month ago and we're beyond excited about the Dex G4. :) :) :) Maybe mama will get a little sleep in the future!! ;)
I want one. And I have always been scared of pumps. Thanks Danica. :)
Hi! My 7 year old wears one and we love it...she says it doesn't hurt to insert. which is better than the insertion of her pump site (Animas). Before her first insertion, because she was scared, I found a video on CZcams of a little boy about Henry's size getting his sensor inserted. His was a Dex 7 but the insertion looks the same. It made her much less scared after watching that.
What other choice is there but to be full of optimism? The reality of Type 1 is harsh enough, no need to be all doom and gloom every day and let it define you. Danica, I love these videos because they help me stay optimistic as I raise my 3-year old feisty T1. I hope she'll have half as much optimism and spunk as you do.
My Dexcom G5 will be delivered on Tuesday :D So excited to be entering a new era of my diabetes!
I just got one yesterday (in blue), and I'm already pretty proficient in using it -- pretty intuitive. Already I find that it helps when, two hours after eating, it shows my BG at, say, 225 and that I'm trending upwards. Though my pump might recommend 0 insulin because there's still two-hours worth onboard, I'll take a unit or so because I know more than the pump does about that uptrend. One downside: I look in the mirror at my otherwise perfect body (well, I'm working on it), and I react to this thing the way you initially did: "gi-normous" is right, and not too attractive either. I'm hoping in the near future, they'll shrink that transmitter and make it look less horrific. Or maybe I just have to get used to it. (But I'm not going to be seen with it at any public pool, for fear someone might pass out at the sight of it and drown.)
Now I just need a new pump. (My old one is a Medtronics 522.) I'm torn between T-Slim and the One-Touch (Animus) Ping: The former has a cool touch screen, and the latter, just like the Dex, has a remote.
Mine is on it's way in the mail right now! I'm excited to get it! haha I was diagnosed 9 years ago as well
Hi! My 7 year old has had the Dex G4 for 2 1/2 months now and we are loving it so much. She does great with it. I do the insertions for her, but she handles the calibrations. I think it will take bigger hands for her to be able to insert herself. She says the sensor insertion hurts less than the pump site insertion...says the sensor really doesn't hurt at all. The sensor has a very small diameter.
I love it for all the same reasons, and waiting for mine to be delivered today ;) awesome video keep up the great work!
I got mine yesterday. I love it. I have the same one!
I sent in my paperwork to get one last week. Animas sent me an email about a $200 rebate promo thats good until the end of April. Hope my insurance approves it.
also note it is natural for blood sugars to rise after consumption. Healthy non-diabetics blood sugars rise up to 140 mg/dl after eating.
thanks for lecturing me on my own disease.
Hello again !! I just want to let you know because of you and your video we are looking into getting Sarah Dex !! Hope insurance will help !! Going to check out the store now Thank you for your videos Sarah now has someone to relate too !!
Love your energy!!!
Love your D speak nerdness
Thanks so much for the review. You've pretty much convinced me that in spite of my ongoing resistance to CGM's...I need to add it to my treatment.
Now for the research part to see if I can afford it...can I afford not to is a more valid question really.
Thanks again!
I like your baby analogy! lols Sounds really cool!! :) I'm happy for you!
I would love to have this device.
Dexcom should be paying you! Thanks for the info it was great!
So jealous. I'm supposed to be getting the Animas Vibe which uses same CGM system, but my medical insurance fund is messing me about. Was supposed to get it first week in Feb, now hoping for March. After seeing your video, I am even more impatient.
Just got the Dexcom G4 yesterday for my T1 son!! We are excited but not sure where to even start....
Just receive my dexcom G4 and I love it it works good so now I'll no what my sugar is reading.I have the same color pink .
"I should have cookies more often.." YES!! I can't wait to get mine!
Thank you! U are great:)
Never mind! It looked orange-ish compared to the Dex, but pink when you put it against your shirt :P
Thanks so much for the great info!
I'm sorry I still get defensive over it. When people find out my daughter is diabetic they assume she is fat and unhealthy. After 3 years I still feel the need to explain the difference. I hope that my daughter can be as happy and accepting of it as Danica.
Eughh the dreaded bagel spike! Tell me about it .... doesn't help that a new bagel store has opened 2 doors down from my work with a morning coffee and bagel deal...sooo hard to resist! Exciting news about the CGM :-)
This is normal for all CGM's... I have the older dexcom cgm... and i do love it, but i've had lots of issues with the charger. I guess i should be more controlled... but mine alarms WAY to much!
I've been wanting a CGM for years now. But insurance won't cover it :/
But since I have a Medtronic pump, it would be the Medtronic CGM. I had a trial of theirs put in for 3 days of testing, but it didn't work for some reason and that left me going "well eff you Medtronic!" haha.
But my main thing is I want to be alerted to low BS's during the night. Nothing sucks more than waking up in the 30-40s... or having the ambulance guys wake you up since you couldn't be woken up normally.
Hello diabeticdanica!😊 I am a 12 year old type 1diabetic and was recently diagnosed with it last February of 2016 ,this year .it hasn't even been a year so still fresh and learning new things about it but I was wandering where you got your dexcom because I am interested in getting one 😊!
I'm fighting my insurance to get a CGM. My pump (Medtronic Paradigm 723) works with a CGM. I have sucky insurance though. :( Great video!
"I should have cookies more often!" LOL
I'm so jealous...I want one so badly!!
although you seem very upset, i completely agree with you...
We don't have Dex up here but I found out a 2 weeks ago that my insurance will pay for a CGM so I am so SUPER ecited about that. With last week ending up in emerg with my daughter who is still to young to tell me when something is up was pretty scary. We were at swim lessons and she was having trouble staying above water then a min later went limp. She refused to take any juice just spit it back out the staff got a chocolate bar and she did eat it or would have had to do glucgon or call 911.
Ty for the videos they've helped 😁
I have the pink g4 too!!!
I LOVE LOVE my Dexcom G4 (^-^) So I know how you feel :) mine is pink too I had mine a week before it got stolen :( the person who took it thought it was an mp3 player. Any who I got it back and It is the best thing ever.
To Roxys PlayLand The first time I put mine in it took me about 20 mins because I loathe needles. To me I find it a bit easier than the pump needle I flinch every time I have to put a new site.
This machine is awesome
I want to see it closer and learn more about it. How would it be for a three year old?.. How often do you have to change it? Love that shirt. I need one that says Type 1...Mom at the bottom. :)
Isn't it true that it takes 5 to 15 minutes for a change in BGL to "seep" through the tissue and reach the sensor? So if the BGL was changing rapidly then there would be a difference in a finger stick reading and the sensor reading. But if the BGL was stable or slowly changing then the finger stick reading and the CGM reading would be close.
If your low alarm is set for 50 and the BGL was dropping rapidly, then by the time the alarm sounds your actual reading could be 40 or even lower. Correct?
Your videos are the best you rock
Anthem blue cross...90% coverage for the dexcom g4 platinum out of pocket that's $130 $30 a month for sensors...can't go wrong with that!
Danika, happy for you!! Thanks for the bagel info. So a few questions... 1. Animas Vibe or CGM by it's self? Is it annoying to have a phone, pump, CGM all at once? Then the meter, and all that in your bag? 2. CGM, can you use it just taking Lantus & Humalog via shots? 3.For working out,does it have a clip? 4.Insurance coverage? (I'm always low in the night,@ 7 I had a baby monitor in my room. I would cry, be low and not wake up.) For the sensor can you compare it to a quarter.
You should do a video on the top 5 weirdest things that happened to you as a diabetic
@ShyHazelScorp it's called "tegaderm" :)
Oh my god! I'm in New Zealand, and i never even knew anything like this existed. I want one so badly, but would never be able to afford it ; ( ! ! ! ! !
Hehe the flexible 1 mention is da sensor nd so thin like a niddle but soft ^_^
You should do a video on the top 5 weirdest things that happened to u as a diabetic!
I got this too!!!!
ahhhh so jealous! i want one so badly I just can't afford one!
I want one soooo bad!
Love the video. Gonna show my family to help me explain it. Thanx. And mine is gonna be in today. Wahoo!!! Lol
I just got one but the one thing about it doesn't sometimes it doesn't put your real blood sugar
my sugars always hit high 200-300s between meals...u should do a video on what you eat..
hi
how about sports ?
how i love to have one continous glucose monitorization
Your CGM matches your shirt. :)
If you don't think about diabetes with enthusiasm you could go crazy/Suicidal, I don't hide my diabetes by any means (Plus I adapted pretty fast, I've had it for three months and it's already second nature to me :p)
I love mine! (: I also have a pink one (;
lol when you said how you had bagels for breakfast and it mad you spike, i looked down and saw a bagel in my hand :{D
Wow, looks like a great product. I haven't researched CGMs for my son yet. Thanks for sharing the info! I know this is sort of "artificial pancreas" technology ... but don't some CGMs communicate with some pumps now? Perhaps not ...
My sister has a pink one
Hi Danica, I have the SevenPlus right now which I absolutely adore, but I have been itching to upgrade. I thought you might be interested to know that the metal part of the sensor is actually platinum coated because platinum conducts so well. I was also curious about your comment that you're wearing it in your hip. Is that recommended for the G4? The SevenPlus can only be worn horizontally on the stomach (where I have TONS of scar tissue so I would love to use somewhere else).
Loving this. Can't wait to see the insertion. Do you think a 7 year old could handle it?
would you recommend animas vibe with dexcom or ping- I like having the remote connect with the pump but I also want a CGM (I have the ping now)
Did your insurance pay for it? Or did you have to pay outright? And do you have to get a new sensor often?
aww how cute are u?
I am so jealous and Happy for you. Now that you have the dexcom, how often do to check your sugars compared to before??
Danica would you ever consider making videos on what you eat? I understand your a busy student but, it would be cool if you can:)
When did you get a different pump? I love the orange!
What happened to me is that its so accurate it was the same thing!!!!
How funny, I had asked you if you ever wore a CGM because I hadnt seen any videos on it, and now you have one.....just like mine :-) I love it too. You will have to come back and report ur first "sensor fail" or sensor site change. I wanna see the different places people wear them! Do you use the ICU patches with them? (i dont think thats what their called, but the lil plastic squares that go over the adhesive) What I have found is that mine works to the tee on my right side, but not my left
What did you name it I heard that you've wanted it FOREVER that's so cool
Could anyone tell me how do I get my blood sugar to NOT spike after eating a meal? I've tried taking my insulin 10-15 minutes before I eat! I'll try anything! Maybe eating less or what? Please help! It will spike to about 230+ then most of the time go back to normal.
I tried the CGM with my Medtronic Pump and I HATED it. It would alarm me in the middle of the night saying I was like 40 and I tested and I was like 101. Maybe I should try the Dexcom. Also it was always showing as out of range from the sensor...even during the doctor's visit with the Medtronic rep. Do you know if being around a bunch of say laptops and monitors will interfere? I am in IT and that is my environment.
Hi I'm an investor and I'm interested in investing this company. As a patient, do you see this product absolutely better than Medtronics one and do you see more and more people will use that this year? Thank you!
I believe it is more accurate than Medtronic, yes!
I'd guess more people would use it, it is really growing as a great way to help manage diabetes!!
Haha That's A Great Name! It IS Creative! Haha I Cant Name Mine Cant Think Of One! And Should I Get A CGM Because I Have Really Bad Numbers! Im Either High Or Low...
have you ever tried a different one, ive seen other vids where the actual attached part is MUCH smaller, and that is on older videos, I would have thought they would have shrunk some, not grown!! I would catch that on EVERYTHING. Im a big girl though, LADA type1.5. Is there one, I wonder, that connects with the pump and can automatically fix stuff like highs and lows? OR am I looking into the future with that heh?
No, but I know about the others. Are you referring to the small circle-shaped one? While it is smaller, I have it heard that it is quite inaccurate compared to the Dexcom. Apparently it also REALLY hurts to put in, its produced by Medtronic. And I'd rather have mine be a bit smaller and actually work well, ya know?
And yes, the medtronic pump just came out with a paired CGM that detects a low and then automatically shuts of insulin at a certain point. Its the Minimed 530G with Threshold Suspend. Eventually they want a "closed loop" system, where the pump/cgm detects the blood sugar, and then corrects it itself! They havent quite perfected it yet though, but there have been trials!
***** thank you for the info! You have a very good attitude, and you will be an excellent instructor... as soon as you get rid of these ada pipe dreams of high carb diets for diabetics ;). Listen to your meter, I see you've already started to with ditching the bagels, keep making note of what spikes your sugar and what doesn't, and don't think just adding more fat or protein is the total answer, that will delay the spike but not avoid it entirely. Also remember that new studies show damage begins at 140, not 250, so trying to stay below that number is the only way to avoid all the effects of this disease, and more insulin is much more dangerous for keeping tight control than less carbs. Ive found with a strict low carb high fat diet ive been able to bring my sugars down dramaticly, yet use LESS insulin in my bolus. Basal is about the same. My averages went from 350 to under 140 in just a week, with one third less of a bolus following a diet high in protein, fat, and just a few (under 50 grams a day, usually less than 30 a day) complex carbs, the best being leafy greens and the few carbs that are found in fattier dairy, like cream and cheese, or seeds and nuts. Because of the high fat and moderate protein levels I don't get hungry, though overall im taking in quite a bit less calories than I was with my high carb low fat diet before. But don't take my word for it, please at least check out the diabetesforum.com site, there are many many others doing the same thing with the same results, diabetics of every type, 1, 1.5, and 2. main difference being the types 1 and 1.5 of course are not able to stop their insulin, unfortunately, since our disease is autoimmune and right now can only be treated, not cured, but the type 2s, even those on insulin are often able to either dramaticly reduce or eliminate their dependence on insulin.