As of today, the Libre 2 FGM/CGM system is finally available in Australia! I reported about the Libre 2 in 2018, and then in March this year we were told it was approved for Australia and would be available “in the coming months”. I guess it only took four months. To summarise what we know …
ATTD 2021 (the 14th conference on Advanced Technologies & Treatments for Diabetes) is currently in progress. This is one of the international conferences where some of the latest developments in diabetes management are presented. We see information about new products, the results of research studies, etc. I’m honoured to be a delegate to this year’s …
Last month I reported on Project Anubis, which is reworking expired Dexcom G6 transmitters to allow them to be re-used (and adding some new features at the same time). There’s been a lot of work done by the core team and the testers. Some people have been asking “Where can I get one?” Well today …
You may have heard of the Senseonics Eversense implanted CGM. Having seen and experienced CGMs such as the Libre and those from Dexcom and Medtronic, you might be excited by the promise of not having something stuck to you and having to constantly replace it (e.g. weekly/fortnightly). It’s been 3 years since I wrote about …
Dexcom CGM transmitters have 6-digit transmitter IDs, normally printed on the underside of the transmitter. So far the G5 transmitters have had IDs in the range 40xxxx – 42xxxx. G6 start with 8, and G6+ with 2. Things would not be good if you had two transmitters with the same ID in the same location: …
In exciting news, Project Anubis has been announced. It is a modification to the Dexcom G6 “Firefly” CGM transmitter that gives a bunch of things that I personally see as advantages over new units. User-replaceable battery (larger capacity than original). Unlike with re-batteried G5 transmitters, no fancy epoxy sealing is required. A tiny packet of …