CGM Data Goes Hands-Free (But You Still Need a Wrist!) Dexcom’s G7 CGM Now Connects Directly to Apple Watch

By on June 21, 2024   /   CGM, Dexcom, Glucose Monitoring   /   2 Comments
Dexcom G7 Now Connects to Apple Watch

Many of us treat our phones like a fifth appendage, but now we can opt to leave our phones at home and still get CGM data. Dexcom recently announced that their G7 CGM can now connect directly to the Apple Watch for users in the U.S, offering people the freedom of real-time glucose readings even when their phone isn’t with them.

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FDA Approves Abbott’s Libre Rio and Lingo Over-the-Counter CGMs

By on June 21, 2024   /   CGM, Type 2   /   9 Comments
Man wearing a continuous glucose monitor (CGM) sensor on the back of his arm, with a smartphone screen displaying real-time glucose data in a colorful graph.

The over-the-counter CGM market has two new players…the Lingo and Libre Rio. The two systems created by Abbott were intentionally designed to meet different needs – Lingo for those who want to better understand and improve their health and wellness, and Libre Rio for adults with type 2 diabetes who do not use insulin and typically manage their diabetes through lifestyle modifications.

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Dexcom Stelo: The First Over-the-Counter CGM for Type 2 Diabetes Gets FDA Approval

By on March 25, 2024   /   CGM, Type 2   /   16 Comments
Dexcom Stelo Glucose Biosensor

Up until now, it’s been difficult for people newly diagnosed with type 2 diabetes, or those not on inulin, to get CGM covered by insurance. Thanks to the FDA’s recent approval of Dexcom Stelo – a CGM that can be purchased over-the-counter without a prescription – people with type 2 diabetes who are not on insulin will now be able to benefit from invaluable CGM technology.

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Watch Dr. E’s Eversense E3 CGM Insertion – We Filmed It LIVE!

By on February 5, 2023   /   A Dose of Dr. E, CGM, Eversense, Video   /   16 Comments
Eversense E3 CGM Insertion

Watch Dr. E get the Eversense E3 CGM sensor inserted in real time! The E3 is the only fully-implantable sensor on the market, and it also has the longest wear time of any other sensor – 180 days! We’ll go through the features of the E3, the quick outpatient procedure, and important aftercare. (Emotional support teddy bears optional).

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