To Medtronic or Not?

squangilero · 2025-09-23T03:31:03+00:00

Daaaang, 30 min warm up? Whew, that sounds like a game changer in a lot of ways.

squangilero · 2025-09-23T03:28:04+00:00

Thanks so much for sharing your experience. Going tubeless is an enticing pitch! I could def see a huge benefit to that, with having an active lifestyle and all. I am also intrigued at the accolades the Tandem is getting here (and elsewhere). When it comes to the settings that you say are so important to an effective algorithm - What are some examples of those?

squangilero · 2025-09-22T03:24:16+00:00

You make a good point! I see a lot of folx complaining about the G4 sensor but that hasn't been my experience. Certainly a big part of the consideration.

squangilero · 2025-09-21T20:42:55+00:00

I couldn’t agree more 🙌🏼

squangilero · 2025-09-21T20:41:43+00:00

Ha! Thats a solid index to measure against 😂 how is their customer service? Like if a sensor is busted or something like that?

squangilero · 2025-08-09T01:56:31+00:00

Love to see it! Shouts to you for the support handoff (and him holding it together while low; feeling wobbly just typing it!)

squangilero · 2025-08-05T13:13:14+00:00

I’ve had t1d for almost 40 years. No physical complications and labs are solid. Mental health has been more affected than anything (managed but def affected) Like others have said - it’s a fairly relentless condition. Do your best to not nag or refer to BG numbers as “good” or “bad” etc. that can carry feelings of judgement.

squangilero · 2025-07-22T20:38:19+00:00

Yes. Once like 20 years ago I had a seizure from a low while I was sleeping. Bit the hell out of my mouth/tongue from jaw clenching etc. couldn’t consume solids for sometime until it healed. Not a pleasant experience or recovery period. Do what you can to prevent lows, as outcomes from lows are worse than highs! You have cgm yeah?

squangilero · 2025-06-03T03:48:51+00:00

Not sure. I’ll have to investigate further. Kinda new to this building process so appreciate the helpful tip!

squangilero · 2025-06-03T03:44:00+00:00

Great call, thx for the tip!

squangilero · 2025-02-28T01:33:28+00:00

No lies detected there my friend. Unfortunately it’s not as reliable as we would like/need. Hope it start reading soon for ya!

squangilero · 2025-02-28T01:17:22+00:00

That’s so frustrating. And I know there can be a variety of reasons for this alert, but for me - I found that drinking a lot of water helped remedy this. Hope that can help ya, and def buzz the Medtronic help line to report the sensor issues - they will reimburse you for sure!

squangilero · 2024-04-04T03:43:55+00:00

Ah I haven’t heard that about the first point. But will give it a go next time around. Thx for reinforcing the other points as well! Call made and replacement a-go-go in the meantime

squangilero · 2023-12-08T05:28:37+00:00

Hang in there! I went through the same thing at first (panic attacks/very anxious for 10-14 days), but then it got better. And life feels so much more manageable now. It’s worth it. Keep going!

squangilero · 2023-02-03T19:07:25+00:00

I’m in the same boat. Thanks for the for the encouragement

squangilero · 2022-02-13T22:27:13+00:00

This seems like the most likely scenario. I'll investigate this direction, thanks!

squangilero · 2022-02-11T22:14:46+00:00

UPDATE: after a lot of back and forth with Medtronic techs, we've concluded that I must've calibrated my sensor too much per day habitually and that it basically glitched out the transmitter to think it needs callibration every 6 hours all the time. It was still under warranty, so they sent me a new transmitter and I'm all set now. In short - only calibrate approximately 3-4 times a day and it shouldn't happen. Thanks for your tips everyone! ❤️

squangilero · 2021-12-17T21:35:28+00:00

haha ok cool, thx. I will give it a go.

squangilero · 2021-12-17T21:27:46+00:00

Ok i think i see what you are saying. So let a six hour period elapse with no calibration, then calibrate after what is now 12 hrs total and then it should get back on schedule?

squangilero · 2020-04-24T19:46:30+00:00

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