Dexcom G6-Receiver

I have been a type 2 diabetic for 20 years.I did not take my diabetic condition seriously until about 5 years ago. I started to read and study diabetic issues as my medical condition worsen. Technology is rapidly making many problems betterthe Dexcom G6 is a great tool for diabetics. My A1C was running 8-9 for 10 years during the last 5 years I was able to bring it down to 5.7. This took a lot of work, but worth it. I was testing my blood 5-6 times a day. My finger tips were so callous the needle could not puncture my finger tips to draw blood. My other concern was hypoglycemia especially at night.Very scary to wake up in sweats with a blood sugar reading under 50. I starting using my Dexcom G6 about a month ago I was nervous about using the device but with the encouragement of my wife it was very easy to use. My fingers are healed and the warning system gives me plenty of warning before my blood sugar gets to low. This is preparing me for a insulin pump I plan on using this summer. I will give further reports as time goes on as this is such a game changer for diabetics. Joe Shay

I have just begun my second 90 day period using the Dexcom 6 CGM. I must say that the experience thus far is not very good. When speaking with their representative about the Dexcom 6 I was told that I needed to upgrade my smartphone in order to have my glucose readings go to my phone so that I would not have to continuously carry the receiver. I was told that a newer Iphone would work well with the Dexcom 6, so I went out and purchased an Iphone X and believed I was all set. Well after programing the startup I received a reading and thought that everything was good to go, only to learn that I would only get an actual reading about 5% of the time on my Iphone, with the most frequent result saying that I had a "signal loss" despite the fact that the phone is always right by my side (my phone's Bluetooth works fine with all other devices). I also started seeing messages that Dexcom was having issues coordinating the App with the IOS, and that they were working on it. When I installed the latest IOS version last week my hope was that it would receive signal better fro the phone, but unfortunately that is notthr case. I will say that the receiver that comes with Dexcom 6 would dependably receive readings.The other frustration is that the technical support while helpful, does not work for Dexcom so that complaints about Dexcom really are not their concern

This G6 receiver will not allow me to program the Transmitter serial no. 8xxx. The first number field is stuck on 4xxx. Dexcom tells me this is most likely an older configuration that has been modified/upgraded, even though the paperwork says “new”.

This DEXCOM G6 receiver is fabulous! It arrived new and works perfectly. It was exactly as described. I am very happy with this purchase.

Helps the Dexcom stay on

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I was part of the clinical trial on the Platinum G4 sensor, took my A1C from 8.4 to 6,1 in five weeks. Type 1 diabetes for 44 years and this is a godsend. I'm on disability because of my diabetes and have lousy health insurance (Medicaid) it's covered 100%