G6 Anxiety
Jan. 10th, 2020 10:53 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
diabetesdiaryI have been using the Dexcom G5 continuous glucose monitor since May. A few weeks ago I got a notification that insurance has finally approved coverage of the Dexcom G6! The G6 requires even fewer finger sticks for calibration than the G5! I've heard that people on the G6 rarely if ever have to test with finger pricks.
The supplies for the G6 came today. My last sensor for the G5 expires tomorrow. I'm super anxious because the insertion method for the G6 is different than the G5 and I don't know how to do it. There are only 3 sensors in the box (each lasts 10 days instead of 7), and I am anxious and worried about wasting one by inserting it improperly.
I asked in a Facebook group how I should go about figuring this out. I thought maybe I should make an appointment with the diabetes educator, but who knows how long that would put me without a CGM? Someone in the Facebook group said she just called Dexcom and they walked her through it. I suppose I could do that, assuming I can get through to someone who can help on a Saturday. They probably have a 24-hour customer support line of some kind? Someone else pointed me to the FAQ section of Dexcom's website, and assured me that everything I need to know is in the Dexcom app and online. I probably should have read the materials that came with the G6 before asking online. I guess I'll figure it out in the morning.
A probably pointless post brought to you by my anxiety and over-thinking brain....
The supplies for the G6 came today. My last sensor for the G5 expires tomorrow. I'm super anxious because the insertion method for the G6 is different than the G5 and I don't know how to do it. There are only 3 sensors in the box (each lasts 10 days instead of 7), and I am anxious and worried about wasting one by inserting it improperly.
I asked in a Facebook group how I should go about figuring this out. I thought maybe I should make an appointment with the diabetes educator, but who knows how long that would put me without a CGM? Someone in the Facebook group said she just called Dexcom and they walked her through it. I suppose I could do that, assuming I can get through to someone who can help on a Saturday. They probably have a 24-hour customer support line of some kind? Someone else pointed me to the FAQ section of Dexcom's website, and assured me that everything I need to know is in the Dexcom app and online. I probably should have read the materials that came with the G6 before asking online. I guess I'll figure it out in the morning.
A probably pointless post brought to you by my anxiety and over-thinking brain....
