It’s been about a month since I received my Dexcom and I absolutely love it. I have only worn it about 12-13 days in the month that I have had it because once a sensor comes out, I tend to get lazy and not put a new one in for a few days. I need to stop this habit. I need to try a new location because the two times I tried it on my stomach, it has fallen out within 5-7 days because of intense workouts that I have been doing. The stickiness is just no competition for the sweat.
I am going to try the sensor on the outside part of my thigh and see how that works. Hopefully that will be my go-to location. I also have some IV 3000 that I can use for when it begins to peel off my body.
There has definitely been some huge positives that have come out of the Dexcom experience. The most important thing, I have noticed that after every single meal I eat, no matter what it is, my blood sugar goes above 200 and then comes back down within that 2-3 hours afterwards that I would normally be testing again. I never knew these spikes were occurring, only when they would stay high once I tested again.
There are not many negatives that I have about the Dexcom. But there is one major main. The software is not Mac compatible!!!! I only use Macs, I don’t use PC’s, I refuse to. I do have a virtual machine on my Mac that runs Windows, but I use it once every 4-6 months, so when I go to turn it on, it takes several hours just to update all of the Windows service packs and updates and all the other BS that goes with owning a Windows machine.
Dexcom, if you are listening, please create a Mac compatible software. I think you will make the members of the DOC very happy if you did.
Other than that, Dex, you are my friend and you have taught me a lot in such a short period of time.
I could be mistaken, but I thought I heard somewhere at some point not too long ago that Dex was going to be Mac-compatible. Again, don’t hold me to that. Glad it’s working out, Chris. I have more pros than cons on the Dex front, too, and am currently starting my second month and am several days into sensor #2 (the first one lasted 23 days until I voluntarily took it off…). Anyhow, looking forward to reading how it continues!
I’m glad you are pretty happy with your Dexcom! When I first got mine 3 years ago I didn’t use it all the time either. But since I’ve been using it continuously (no pun intended!) for the past 2, I’ve noticed a bigger differences in my overall BG. Just some motivation to get that next sensor on right away 🙂 And I hate that the software is not Mac compatible either. My CDE always downloads the info at my appointments but I could save her time if I could do it at home beforehand.