KIT
G6, Dexcom
The Dexcom G6 CGM system is the
only CGM to meet American Federal
Drugs Administration (FDA)'s strict CGM
standards of accuracy. The G6 works via
an app on your phone, so you don't have
to carry an extra device around as well.
The easy-to-insert sensor lasts 10 days
and requires zero fingersticks, i.e. no
calibration is required. It's the only CGM
to currently be licenced for treatment
decisions (e.g. an insulin dose) based on
a sensor reading.
Dexcom G6 comes with a suite of
eight customisable alerts and alarms
including a predictive low alert, Urgent
Low Soon, which can warn of an
impending hypo up to 20 minutes before
it hits. Customisable alerts mean that
there's multiple sound options and two
schedules, either for day/night or school/
weekend. There are two free partner
apps - Follow and Clarity. Follow provides
real-time glucose data sharing with up to
five other people (HCPs, family). Clarity
provides trends, reports, and can even
make treatment suggestions. The starter
kit (three 10-day sensors and one 90-
day transmitter) costs £159, and the
Subscribe and Save monthly subscription
costs £159 per month (in actuality you get
shipments every three months containing
one transmitter and nine sensors).
www.dexcom.com/uk
RIGHT (L-R): a Dexcom
inserter, reader, sensor,
mobile phone app and
sensor date seen on a
Apple iPhone.
ABOVE: Dexcom has announced a new
partnership with the Tandem t:Slim insulin
pump from Air Liquide in the UK.