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Permalink Reply by Scott on September 1, 2012 at 5:03pm

Arden uses a SpiBelt for everyday wear and softball. Works great!

Best,
Scott
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@ArdensDay

Permalink Reply by NatalieHodge on September 1, 2012 at 5:11pm

Hey Scott! How are you? I checked out their website, it looks cool and very slim and not too " diabetes- ish" Kennedy is 12 now and things do really have to look cool, I'm not sure how she'll take wearing it when they have on tiny spandex and tiny dance tops, it will definitely show...

Permalink Reply by NatalieHodge on September 1, 2012 at 5:11pm

hope arden is doing well!! I'm about ready for this artificial pancreas thing... you?

Permalink Reply by Scott on September 1, 2012 at 5:43pm

She spins it around to the back and it sits in the small of her back while she is playing. She doesn't notice it. I hope you find something that works!

Best,
Scott
www.ardensday.com
@ArdensDay

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Permalink Reply by Helmut on September 1, 2012 at 5:07pm

Line-of-sight is more important than distance. Given your requirements I would wait for Gen4. Gen4 will be able to bridge a couple hundred feet when there is line-of-sight.

Permalink Reply by type3mom on September 1, 2012 at 9:18pm

We have had some cases where the Dex will pick up our daughter 20-30 feet away and others where it won't pick her up when she's 10 feet away. I suspect that if it is at the side of the room while Kennedy is dancing, it will pick her up. Otherwise, she could wear a funky colored spi belt with it in?

Permalink Reply by NatalieHodge on September 2, 2012 at 11:23am

I had her look at the spi belts last night and the link Scott sent looks wearable, shiny and pink, also there's a silver one that looks pretty cool

Permalink Reply by Brad Ringer on September 2, 2012 at 12:33pm

I would say try keeping the receiver on the side of the room. I have had my receiver pick up signals when I am on a different floor, but I have also had it not work from my pocket.

I think it could take up to 5 minutes for the receiver to pick up a reading from the transmitter and any readings that the transmitter attempted to send that were not received would be lost.

Will Kennedy even be able to dance with the receiver on a SpiBelt? My daughter danced, and I don't see how she could do lyrical/contemporary or acro without injuring herself.

How cooperative are the teachers? Do you think they would be willing to hold the receiver during class? With the receiver on the side of the floor and music blasting, I would worry that Kennedy would not hear an alarm. I have to rely on the Dexcom alarms to keep me safe because of hypoglycemic unawareness. If she is hypoglycemic aware, then it shouldn't be much of a problem.

I have experienced that teachers who are also mothers tend to be more understanding and helpful. The teachers that gave us the most grief tended to be the ones without children who treated the children like miniature adults. I would also worry about asking a teacher to hold the receiver in fear of the teacher refusing to let my child remain on the competitive team.