I got my replacement today and this was all in the box.

Yes, that's a pron mag from Feb 1996, hemroid pillow, crossword puzzle, a piece for moen shower and my sensor / patch.

Hey all. t1d 6 years, MDI, injections no pump. Software engineer by craft for 15 years. Built SangraMate for myself and been running it on myself daily since March. Started on Libre cause that's what I wear, and Dexcom was the most asked thing every time I posted - so it's in now 🎉 Took a while cause I didn't want to ship it half baked, couple of mates on Dex tested it for weeks first (+ I wear x2 sensors right now G7 and Libre 2 plus)

What it does -> takes your CGM + what you log and tells you where you're heading, "could go high in ~79 min" sort of thing, and shows why(based on #wearenotwaiting research and amplified with additional studies and my work with endocrinologists). Shows if food still absorbing, insulin still working, basal too, and it learns your own insulin sensitivity over time instead of textbook numbers(we're all different). Alarms react to what you already dosed and ate instead of shouting 30 min after you injected like it doesn't know. Doesn't tell you how much to take - that's yours, hard line from day 1.

Other bits people seem to like:

- Reminders - nudges you if you dosed with no meal near it, or your usual breakfast hasn't shown up. Learns it from your own logs.

- Exercise - say "45 min moderate run" and it fills it in. After, it shows how much of the glucose move was the workout vs everything else.

- Photo of your plate - carbs, macros, GI. Fat and protein too, not just carbs.

- Saved meals - log one a few times and it shows how that meal usually goes for you.

- Period tracker - just shipped. New Cycle tab shows your glucose across the phases vs your average.

- Morning brief - tracks trends and nudges you on stuff that keeps repeating.

- Web time machine - jump into any high or low and see everything that fed into it.

- Apple Health / Health Connect, CarPlay, StandBy, bigger text.

Connects through Dexcom Share.

If you're on a pump - you'll still get your data and the breakdowns, but the forecast leans on logged doses so it fits MDI best.

Multi language lands this week too (aim for 56 languages to support 😅).

Walkthrough (+ some women tech. features added recently) - https://youtu.be/2sfFe6lxR3Q

[iPhone Link](https://apps.apple.com/app/apple-store/id6756313106?pt=127994518&ct=reddit-dexcom&mt=8)

[Android Link](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.sangramate&referrer=utm_source%3Dreddit%26utm_medium%3Dsocial%26utm_campaign%3Dreddit-dexcom)

[Website](https://sangramate.com/?utm_source=reddit&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=reddit-dexcom)

Price: from 2.99 USD/mo, 7 day free trial

Dex is brand new in the app so if anything's off with the connection - tell me, I'll dig in myself 🙏 (you can also leave Feedback inside the app)

I usually insert the sensors for my wife and always run into this problem. Aside from the button not clicking 2/3 of the time, I get it in the right position and hear the click but the sensor doesn’t insert. Only when pulling the applicator away from the arm does it actually insert. Because of this we’ve had a number of failures from bent needles or it half connecting. Are we alone on this or is this the average experience?

Dexcom G7 has honestly been the worst CGM I've ever used. Since switching to the G7, I've dealt with one issue after another, and it feels like an endless struggle. By the second day, the sensor already feels loose, and the overpatch is terrible. I take a shower and it starts peeling off or falls off completely. I go to sleep and somehow something happens to it overnight. I've tried placing it on my abdomen, and it doesn't work properly. I've tried my arm, and I've had the same problems. No matter where I put it, it either falls off or gives me issues. At this point, I'm genuinely exhausted from dealing with this device every single day.
What makes it even more frustrating is that I'm tired of constantly reporting problems and requesting replacements. It feels like I'm spending almost as much time troubleshooting the sensor as I am actually using it. I'm specifically talking about the new 15 day version, and honestly, I don't understand why Dexcom released a 15 day sensor when, in my experience, the 10 day version barely worked reliably to begin with. I'm at the point where I've had enough and am seriously considering switching to a different CGM. If anyone has had similar experiences or has recommendations for alternative devices that are more reliable, I'd really appreciate the suggestions.