{Editor’s Note: This is not a formal product review, like the one we published in November; this is a post about a personal relationship with a piece of essential technology.}
Just about exactly one year ago, I reported discovering that I was happier when not wearing a CGM. Now the Dexcom G4 has come along and changed my mind, again.
As noted in our 2012 Revelations post, when continuous glucose monitoring is accurate and user-friendly,…
In the world of diabetes devices, company execs, PR pros, sales reps and even doctors are often vague about when new products will hit the market and be available for us people with diabetes. They tout new tools “coming soon” without any specificity as to when a product might actually be available. And on message boards frequented by patients, rumors can fly.
After an exciting year of new diabetes product approvals in 2012, we wanted…
{Editor’s Note: I’m expecting a new G4 unit of my own any day now. I plan to post my own review, and my opinions may differ from our correspondent’s here. We’re all for diversity of viewpoints. -AmyT}
Last month, Dexcom’s fourth-generation Continuous Glucose Monitor (CGM) was FDA approved, much faster than anyone — even the folks at Dexcom— expected. Fifteen days later, I was opening a FedEx box from Dexcom and have been wearing the…
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Bye bye, oval-shaped Dexcom Seven Plus continuous glucose monitor!
Hello, next generation Dexcom G4 Platinum CGM that’s sleeker, more accurate and for sure looks more like an iPhone than a medical device (!)
Today, San Diego, CA-based Dexcom issued a news release announcing that its much-anticipated Dexcom G4 (generation 4) Platinum device has received FDA approval.
Here is the FDA approval letter, and a regulatory agency overview of the approval.
Along with the rest of…