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LastStar007 t1_j9av0m2 wrote

Reply to comment by Say_no_to_doritos in Samsung's next-gen display to add blood pressure and sugar level monitoring by xcalibre

I have one of those, and it's great, but it's still not quite "there yet". The corrective algorithm takes extreme precautions against dropping your blood sugar below normal levels, which is understandable, but it means that it's sluggish at dealing with high blood sugar.

But that's the "administering directly" part. The tech for "real-time monitoring" is pretty mature at this point, but it still requires you to inject something under your skin and wear a patch with a Bluetooth transmitter on it. It expires every 10 days and has a 2-hour warmup period where you also can't get readings. In terms of benefit vs. inconvenience, it's still well worth it, but a noninvasive means of measuring blood sugar would still be an improvement.

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Young_warthogg t1_j9be5kn wrote

Being able to calibrate my CGM when I’m not near my glucose monitor would be very convenient. It doesn’t even need to be that accurate CGMs are often off +/- 20

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LastStar007 t1_j9bj07u wrote

Which CGM are you on? The Dexcom G6 not needing calibration has been a dream.

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Young_warthogg t1_j9bk6ti wrote

I’m on the Medtronic guardian sensor, I asked my endo about switching over given all the positive things I’ve heard. Her reaction was “your a1c is under 7, why are you going to change what works” so I’ll stick with it for now.

Does the Dexcom automatically adjust basal rate based on bgl? Right now the guardian does and with the next version can auto bolus correction doses.

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___Dan___ t1_j9c70ry wrote

Medtronic has been one of the worst systems out there for several years running. And what your endo said is hardly a reason not to change. Push back if you want the dexcom, you have to own the results and live with it everyday not your endo. I’d even fire the endo and move on if you have to

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LastStar007 t1_j9cpnnl wrote

Dexcom only makes CGMs, not pumps, so they've partnered with Tandem.

Dexcom and Tandem delivered the auto bolus correction doses years ago. Surprised Medtronic hasn't caught up yet.

Edit: also, the fact that you're so successful with Medtronic makes me think that you'd handle the switch better than most. If you're a good shot with iron sights, you'll be an even better shot with a scope.

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