Navigate ME!!!!!!!!!!

[arath13]

I saw the Navigator this week with some information at the doctor's office. All I can say is that it looks very promising and impressive. I was talking to the staff about the 10 hour delay and according what I was told is that Abbott is doing this do to accuracy issues. Their studies have shown that they need this time to have accurate readings and that is why Dex & MM have serious problems in their first 24 hours.

The chart I saw for accuracy was very impressive.

OUT!

[spike]

Check this out. select other doctors, after watching the initial presentation.

http://www.diabetes-symposium.org/index.php?menu=view&chart=2&id=152


I'm not too sure that the Dex is accurate AFTER 24 hours either... :) Let Cyborg tell you all about it!

[Cyborg]

24, 36, 48, 72, etc.... :vroam:

[Twister212]

Check this out. select other doctors, after watching the initial presentation.

http://www.diabetes-symposium.org/index.php?menu=view&chart=2&id=152


I'm not too sure that the Dex is accurate AFTER 24 hours either... :) Let Cyborg tell you all about it!
I'll jump in on this too, if you don't mind. The dex is a huge leap forward if your bg's vary throughout the day (I also owned a Glucowatch and used the Minimed CGMS, both of which sucked). One person posted that he thought the product was a hassle, and his bg's remained at 80 all day but he would get false lows on the Dex. My bg's vary quite a bit, and the trend data is very accurate and very useful. I don't particularly care if the meter tells me when I am 45 or 70 or 90. I want it to tell me that the bg's are dropping like a stone or rising rapidly. It does this very well. I would also say that at times the spot metrics from the meter are very accurate, and it seems to depend on the status of the sensor. If it gets bumped, etc, it seems to provide less accurate data. I have been surprised many times, however, when I do a finger stick test after 12 hours and my two meters are within 2 or 5 units of each other.

I have brittle diabetes and went hypo several times per day. I haven't gone hypo but two or three times since I got the Dex a month ago. This is a HUGE improvement in my quality of life. I also have been able to start taking Symlin (another wonder drug) since I don't go hypo anymore. This has eliminated my post prandial spikes. In the past month, I have experienced the best diabetes control of my life.

Bottom line: The dex is a bit pricey, and not perfect, but if your diabetes causes great variability in your bg's, this product will reduce the variability and improve the quality of your life.

Note: I do not work for Dexcom or own their stock. I am just incredibly impressed by the improvement in my bg's enabled by this meter.