Dexcom 3 and Dexcom 7 comparison

I've been wearing both Dexcom CGM systems for about 24 hours now. It amazes me how closely they track one another, though yesterday the old one was always about 10 points below the new one. Today I'm seeing about the same difference.

You can also see there are some gaps in readings for the Dexcom 7. I think the receiver is a bit fussier about rejecting possibly bogus readings. I wonder how that will look when I'm more than seven days into the Dexcom 7 sensor.

I came across a 19-page HSBC Global Research report(PDF) comparing Minimed and Dexcom based on the ADA conference and a survey that HSBC took. The report estimates there will be about 140,000 CGMS users by the end of 2009 versus about 15,000 today (and 6,000 at the end of 2006). That's a huge growth rate, and you know it will impact insurance coverage. I think it will also drive the demand for software to help healthcare teams interpret the huge amount of numbers they'll see in place of log books.

I hope this quote will come about

We would view any such collaboration between DexCom and any of the leading insulin pump manufacturers – Johnson & Johnson (Animas), Roche (Disetronic), Smiths Group (Deltec), or Insulet – as a positive for both parties, as both companies would better com

Personally, I think that CGM will become the standard for testing for anyone with Type 1 diabetes. Read the report, I think you'll find it interesting.

I'll post some pictures from the Dexcom 7 software later in the week. I did try the new software with my old data values and it worked just fine. So I've much more interesting statistical views of my readings available back to March.

Note: I currently own some shares in Dexcom, I work not to let this influence what I say about the company or its products.

Finally here's a picture from last weekend of some of the lovely flowers in my sister-in-law's place in Rhode Island. What a lovely weekend we had there.

Labels: CGM, Dexcom SEVEN, Minimed, pricing, research

posted by Bernard @ 12:25 PM