On November 14 (which happens to be World Diabetes Day) the Australian Centre for Accelerating Diabetes Innovations (ACADI) is hosting a summit in Melbourne talking about translating diabetes research into action and results. It’s also going to be accessible online. The program and registration information is now available online. I’ll be there: on stage participating …
The Dexcom G6 CGM system is relatively flexible, although many people don’t understand how it works. But a little knowledge goes a long way. The basics are an obvious start. We have: a sensor we insert into our skin, a transmitter we place in the sensor, and an application that talks to the transmitter via …
CamAPS FX talks directly to Dexcom G6 transmitters, and uploads data to the Diasend and Dexcom cloud servers. xDrip+ can also talk directly to G6 transmitters, and can upload to a variety of servers, implement a wide variety of alarms, display CGM data on a wide variety of watches, etc. As an example, in my …
Like many people, I usually put tape covers over my CGM sensors. Initially it was to make sure they stayed in place for their full life, even when I was spending lots of time in tropical waters. With the Dexcom sensors I find it has other benefits too: Helping keep the sensor more stable. Less movement means …
Well, the 1st of July has rolled around and indeed we now have subsidised access to CGM for all people with T1 diabetes who are registered with NDSS! Actually we cannot yet access product yet. We can now apply for access, which will start on the 15th of July. Or is it the 11th? (see …
CGM is great. It tells us so much about what our blood glucose is (or has been) doing. But it’s not perfect. It’s not actually measuring our blood. It’s measuring the interstitial fluid between our body’s cells, which gets its glucose via osmosis but is essentially an “analog” of the blood. I’ve previously written about …