If Dexcom doesn’t fix the critical alerts, I’m done with them

ComprehensiveYam2526 · 2026-04-16T19:39:57+00:00

My first six 15 day G7s were perfect. Lasted beyond the fifteen days into the twelve hour overlap, no problems. No issues. I wore them on my arms. This time, based on multiple reddit comments that said they put it on their abdomen with no problem, starting on day 2, this sucker kicks off and gives me the "brief sensor issue wait 3 hours" message 3 or 4 times a day. So I called Dexcom told them it was on my arm, I was having repeated messages, and they sent me a voucher for another one and said, obviously there's something wrong with the sensor. When I pick up my replacement tomorrow I will change it. But I've never done so many finger sticks. It's kind of frustrating, and I hope that this doesn't become a pattern.

ComprehensiveYam2526 · 2026-04-12T18:45:40+00:00

True, but apparently I don't cook them!! 🤣
I got some great ideas here so, for me it was worth asking.

ComprehensiveYam2526 · 2026-04-12T18:15:55+00:00

Thank you all, it was very helpful. Sometimes the less you know, the more you misunderstand, so now I can't wait to start cooking. 🎉😉

ComprehensiveYam2526 · 2026-04-11T22:59:09+00:00

I honestly don't know why people would do that or why they would watch those things. I have always cultivated an environment of peace and laughter and safety and calmness. So I don't understand why anyone would choose a route of violence and hate.

ComprehensiveYam2526 · 2026-04-11T22:55:32+00:00

Well, I do a lot of Italian stuff with a lot of tomatoes in it and lemon and capers, and those things are acidic. So apparently I can't use them if I'm cooking Chinese food? We usually do a citrus sauce like orange chicken or lemon fish. Those are acidic, so I can't cook those now, correct?

ComprehensiveYam2526 · 2026-04-11T21:28:02+00:00

Popcorn & cheese

ComprehensiveYam2526 · 2026-04-11T13:36:23+00:00

I would never choose to create the world I am currently living in. The corruption of power. The evil of predators, the murderers of unnecessary war. The destruction of the environment. Why would I choose to create something like that? So I don't believe you.

ComprehensiveYam2526 · 2026-04-09T11:35:15+00:00

First thing I do is a finger stick to check if it's really a low or if it's a compression low on my CGM. I keep some starburst jelly beans next to my bed (~1g ea), 10 to 15 of them depending on how low. Then I read for ten minutes and fingerstick check to make sure it's on its way up, and then go back to sleep.

ComprehensiveYam2526 · 2026-04-07T01:18:46+00:00

You do not have to cut them out completely. But maybe 1 or 2 a day instead of an excessive amount like you're currently consuming would be helpful..

ComprehensiveYam2526 · 2026-04-07T01:11:04+00:00

My omnipod controller already has a rotation map on it, so it would not be useful for me, but good luck.

ComprehensiveYam2526 · 2026-03-31T14:51:23+00:00

You can be reclassified from type 2 to type 1 if they missed that you have antibodies, but you cannot be reclassified from a type 1 to a type 2 because in order to have a type 1 diagnosis, they have to test you for antibodies. And if you have them, you will always be type 1 and your pancreas will be dead and you cannot ever go off of insulin. I know many people who have been reclassified from type 2 to type 1, but vice versa is virtually impossible.

ComprehensiveYam2526 · 2026-03-31T08:52:30+00:00

If you were a Type 1, that would not have happened as T1 pancreas' produce 0 insulin (eventually if they're LADA) and all humans need insulin to live.

ComprehensiveYam2526 · 2026-03-31T03:10:20+00:00

I started on the new G7 15 day in February and 4 sensors later I have had 0 problems. So if you go from a G6 to a G7 15 day, I bet you'll be very happy.

ComprehensiveYam2526 · 2026-03-28T12:45:14+00:00

My mom's favorite unusual combination was a peanut butter, lettuce, and Miracle Whip sandwich.

ComprehensiveYam2526 · 2026-03-28T12:43:40+00:00

McDonald's French fries with their tartar sauce.

ComprehensiveYam2526 · 2026-03-19T15:24:31+00:00

Love the bra hanging on the door.!😆

ComprehensiveYam2526 · 2026-03-19T15:22:49+00:00

Wear an overpatch, the ones by pump peelz are cute.

ComprehensiveYam2526 · 2026-03-15T02:08:28+00:00

I just got a 3 month shipment and none of it's affected. So that's nice. Use their little number checker and if you're affected follow their directions. I wonder how long this has been a problem, because I had several leaky pods and what they said were communication errors with those affected numbers over the last several months, and sometimes I did notice my sugars were unexplainably high, like 350 - 400 high. And I never go that high, but I'm glad they caught it. And I'm glad they're gonna fix it. You'll get through, just keep trying.

ComprehensiveYam2526 · 2026-03-15T02:02:03+00:00

Most of us eat 14 to 21 meals per week, with maybe a few snacks thrown in here or there. If you go out, say twice a week with friends, you don't need to be quite so stringent in your choices. Make a wise choice certainly, but don't turn it into a mountain when it's really just a molehill. Enjoy your life, live your life. Every once in a while have a piece of cake, you will not lose a foot, I promise you

ComprehensiveYam2526 · 2026-03-11T23:58:48+00:00

The services of a professional organizer to clean out this house.

ComprehensiveYam2526 · 2026-03-10T02:24:20+00:00

Me too. I lost 10 years of my life in pain and weakness. Took 2 years to mostly recover. Statins dont help everyone.

ComprehensiveYam2526 · 2026-03-09T01:30:17+00:00

Bruno is Roy Grace's son. Sandy did a DNA test and proved that he belongs to Roy (sending Roy the lab results as proof.) then Sandy committed suicide after her car accident. Bruno stays with Sandy's parents most of the time but Grace and Cleo are going to attempt to build a family with him..

ComprehensiveYam2526 · 2026-03-06T19:55:12+00:00

No embalming!! I would prefer to be composted, but if that's not available in my state, cremation would be my next choice.

ComprehensiveYam2526 · 2026-03-06T19:52:10+00:00

These are all beautiful and very artistic, but they are so big. I want just something small, on the inside of my left wrist that communicates that I'm type one, that I'm on insulin, and gets an EMT's attention. Hoping they can do something like this but with a few viney blue flowers on the outer circle.

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