And the Dexcom Warrior RIDES!

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Comment by Mark Goldsmith on June 29, 2007 at 6:45am

Dexcom’s cool. You def check it a lot in the beginning – although, I’m sure you know, it get’s more accurate as you go further into the 3 day cycle. It’s good to try to catch some highs and lows when calibrating. Do you also know that after the 3 day period, you can leave the site in, pop out the transmitter and restart…… it’s like two for one with out the extra insertion!

Comment by Mollie on June 27, 2007 at 6:49am

i am on day 6 of sensor #2 with my good friend Dex. The first week i think i checked the readings about once a minute...now i look at trending after i eat/take insulin. With the lag(about 15-20 minutes from my assessment) i have found that the low set at 90 works best for me...that way when it actually alarms, i can check the trend line, see how fast i am falling and make decisions before i get too low.
I have also found that sometimes at night i adjust my low alarm...if your bs hovers around the setting then it will alarm on and off...for example if low is set at 90 and reading is 93 then 89(alarms) then 91 then 87(alarms)
Unless your bs swing alot, Dex should be right on.

The shower patch works great for swimming and i can leave them on for days if i know i will be in the pool alot. I have found (thanks to Bernard Farrells blog), that the saran wrap press and seal does work too. The shower patch is VERY sticky, which is great, but tough on the skin.

i have learned alot in the last 20 days -
#1 i am not great at carb counting(but getting better)
#2 insulin takes longer to start working than i thought.
#3 my insulin sticks around longer than i thought
#4 i dont have to worry about waking up with a bs of 30 anymore

Hope you like Dex as much as I do.

Comment by Manny Hernandez on June 27, 2007 at 4:11am

Awesome! Definitely twitting it, like Scott H. did.