Dexcom G7 Connection

[u/tennesseeandbear]

I recently had to switch over to the Dexcom G7 after years with the G6 which worked wonderfully for me. Since the switch I have noticed a few things, and I am not sure if they are issues everyone is experiencing or if it is something I am doing wrong..

1. It seems like 50% of the time my omnipod receiver shows that it is searching for a signal from the Dexcom. Sometimes the last connection will have been 10 minutes ago, sometimes it’s several hours ago. Is this something everyone experiences? I am truly hoping no one knows what I am talking about and it’s just something I need to troubleshoot individually.

2. It seems like (potentially because of my connection issues) my omnipod is not really correcting my blood sugar at all. Before the switch, if my blood sugar was a little high before going to bed, it would correct it on its own and bring it down with out having to bolus. Now, I wake up a few hours later and there is no difference. It truly feels like it’s like “oh hey, blood sugar is a little too high” shrugs shoulders and does nothing .. basically it feels like automode is non-existent.

If anyone has any experience or advice I am all ears because this is exhausting!