New Dexcom 7 has arrived
When I got home last night a surprise was waiting for me. No, not the Harry Potter book -- that was earlier in the weekend.A box from Dexcom was sitting on my porch, the new Dexcom 7 CGMS had arrived. The box contained an updated Receiver, a transmitter, and the new software box including download cable. I didn't get a new recharger, and unfortunately they didn't provide a shorter cable to connect the Dexcom 7 receiver with my OneTouch Ultra meter for synchronizing.
So I read the instruction manual while eating my dinner. Then I plugged the receiver in for a few hours to charge it up. I decided to insert the new sensor around bedtime. And wow that was a lot easier for me. That small change they've made in the sensor needle gauge made the insertion pain feel a lot less for me.
The Dexcom SEVEN transmitter design changed slightly. It now has two small extensions on the back to lock it into the sensor. This much be part of making the system waterproof. This did make it a lot harder to actually lock the transmitter into the sensor. The little piece of plastic left after sensor insertion really just didn't work.
Luckily I have such wonderful stomach muscles (hah!) that I was able to just push the transmitter into place. It was really tough! It'll be interesting to try and remove it in when the sensor is all used up.
I waited until this morning to tell the Dexcom 7 receiver about the new sensor. A lot of people have reported better results if you wait more than 2 hours after insertion of the sensor.
Dexcom has made several small changes to the screen between the Dexcom 3 and the Dexcom 7. All of these improve it greatly. They've replaced the time range on the Dexcom 3 (9:30 AM to 10:30 AM) with just the current time (10:30 AM) in a larger font and 1 Hr in an even larger font. Net result, it's much easier to figure out which screen you're looking at.
They've also changed the screens you use when telling the receiver that a new sensor is available. I think this will mean less confusion between the sensor insertion and sensor removal screens.
I've posted a short (and slightly fuzzy, sorry) video on YouTube that shows some of the differences between the screens. I'll try and most more about differences between the Dexcom 3 and the Dexcom SEVEN tomorrow.
Note: I currently own some shares in Dexcom, I work not to let this influence what I say about the company or its products.
Labels: CGM, Dexcom, Dexcom SEVEN, diabetes, improvement
posted by Bernard @ 12:34 PM
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