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Review of the Dexcom Seven Plus Continuous Glucose Monitor

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SANTI

1 day with DEX - I'm 2 years old. 8 Replies

Started by SANTI. Last reply by REBEL RITA 3 hours ago.

Thompy

Which CGM is best 7 Replies

Started by Thompy. Last reply by Rickst29 20 hours ago.

Dee

Emotional rollercoaster 6 Replies

Started by Dee. Last reply by Dee 1 day ago.

Dee

Data Manager software 8 Replies

Started by Dee. Last reply by Rebecca 1 day ago.

Ann Squire

day 1 with dex 2 Replies

Started by Ann Squire. Last reply by Allen Welsher 1 day ago.

Richard157

I Am Having Great Success With My Dexcom 17 Replies

Started by Richard157. Last reply by Rickst29 Feb 7.

Mayumi

How do I fix this ?? 6 Replies

Started by Mayumi. Last reply by Mayumi Feb 7.

Ann Squire

getting my dexcom 7+ tomorrow! 7 Replies

Started by Ann Squire. Last reply by Helmut Feb 4.

Danny

Software compatibility (Mac and Dexcom)? 3 Replies

Started by Danny. Last reply by Danny Feb 4.

Dee

skin tac 5 Replies

Started by Dee. Last reply by REBEL RITA Jan 28.

Lee Reznicek

Insuring your Dexcom against a loss? 7 Replies

Started by Lee Reznicek. Last reply by Jim Devlin Jan 28.

Mitchell Boeshart

Dexcom Customer Support and Sales Slow???? 10 Replies

Started by Mitchell Boeshart. Last reply by Sarah Jan 27.

Dee

This is really getting me down now 19 Replies

Started by Dee. Last reply by Dee Jan 27.

Jim Devlin

Extending the FDA 7 day guarantee 18 Replies

Started by Jim Devlin. Last reply by REBEL RITA Jan 27.

Mike W

Dexcom DM3 Software 15 Replies

Started by Mike W. Last reply by Bernard Jan 26.

Helmut

Do you have one goal or multiple goals? 2 Replies

Started by Helmut. Last reply by AaronM Jan 26.

GuitarManDave

Dexcom random reboots? 6 Replies

Started by GuitarManDave. Last reply by 870allamerican Jan 25.

Chris UK

My New Dexcom Plus 22 Replies

Started by Chris UK. Last reply by Allen Welsher Jan 25.

Watheda Terry

Dexcom Sensor failure - 8 total 6 Replies

Started by Watheda Terry. Last reply by Rickst29 Jan 23.

Allen Welsher

"Change Sensor Soon" message 6 Replies

Started by Allen Welsher. Last reply by REBEL RITA Jan 23.

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Joanna Comment by Joanna on January 25, 2010 at 9:33am
I have also used the minimed 722 cgms and was not too happy with the results. I am thrilled with the Dexcom and find my results are much more accurate.
Sammy Schneider Comment by Sammy Schneider on January 14, 2010 at 11:58am
My dexcom sensor has been really good this time around..thank godI I usually have to call dexcom and ask for a replacement sensor, but this sensor is chugging along pretty well!!:)
Brian Comment by Brian on January 10, 2010 at 1:14pm
My dexcom receiver died past the warranty date and I can afford to get a new one. I have two sensors left that I would sell at half price. Let me know if you are interested.
Richard157 Comment by Richard157 on January 10, 2010 at 1:04pm
Hello friends! I am looking for Manny. I sent him an important message on Jan 4 and he has not responded. Maybe he is on vacation. I hope he is OK.
Lorraine Comment by Lorraine on January 3, 2010 at 8:17am
Like Luca, I find that DexCom can be in times of rapid blood glucose changes, but catches up, and that overcalibration does "confuse" DexCom.
Richard157 Comment by Richard157 on January 2, 2010 at 6:09pm
Anngelia, that sounds great! thanks

Thanks Luca, I would not have thought of that.
Luca Bertagnolio Comment by Luca Bertagnolio on January 2, 2010 at 3:54pm
Richard, an error of 20 points might not be an indication of bad calibration. Maybe your BG level is changing rapidly, for instance, or maybe the fingerstick is reading high and the Dexcom is reading low. Don't forget that there is a certain amount of tolerance, up to 15%, even in the fingerstick reading.

If I were you, I would avoid to input BG values in the Dexcom unless the device asks you to do it. You might confuse the Dexcom calibration by overloading it with data.

Ciao, Luca
Anngelia Comment by Anngelia on January 2, 2010 at 3:33pm
Richard, I had the same problem a few days ago. What I did was stop the sensor and then did a restart. After the 2 or 3 hour wait and the recalibration it is back to reading within 5 points.
Richard157 Comment by Richard157 on January 2, 2010 at 11:22am
I started the Dex 7+ on Thursday. It started off great with all numbers within 5 points of my meter. Friday and today are not so goog. Dex is giving me a few numbers as much as 20 points above and below my meter.

Question: Every time there is more than 10 points difference between Dex and my meter, I have been entering new BG's into Dex. That may be as many as 4 or 5 times per day. Did I do the wrong thing? Am I adding to the problem?
Anngelia Comment by Anngelia on January 2, 2010 at 11:01am
Hello everyone. I started on the Dexcom 7+ about two months ago. So far I am loving it. I especially love the night time tracking. It is wonderful to have something that alerts me when I am starting to go low so that my husband doesnt have to wake up and find that there is NO way to wake me because my BG has dipped below the 20's range.
 

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