Extra Data from an Irish HSE perspective
If you’re an present Dexcom Consumer, listed below are some issues you must contemplate earlier than you improve:
Is your telephone appropriate?
That is at the moment the primary barrier to accessing the Dexcom G7. The checklist of appropriate telephones is shorter than for G6, however Dexcom stated they’re making an attempt to increase this as shortly as attainable and now have a number of members of workers devoted to this.
Earlier than shopping for a brand new telephone!!!
While you test on the Dexcom webpage for an inventory of appropriate telephones (https://www.dexcom.com/en-IE/compatibility/choose), IT IS ALSO IMPORTANT TO NOTE THE OPERATING SYSTEM OF THAT PHONE to find out compatibility. Typically a brand-new telephone might not work as a result of it has probably the most up-to-date working system model already put in.
Nonetheless, should you don’t have a appropriate telephone and don’t have the means to improve to 1, please don’t despair. Our diabetes group have been overcoming limitations to our care and expertise for quite a few a long time, particularly as the businesses offering these applied sciences have been sluggish to take heed to our group in these earlier a long time. Firms do now realise that in the event that they don’t tackle these limitations, we’ll repair them ourselves. So there’s a resolution to this downside and it’s straightforward to seek out on google.
Are you utilizing a Dexcom-integrated Insulin Pump?
There are at the moment two insulin pumps accessible in Eire; Tander T:Slim and the YpsoPump. Neither of those pumps has built-in G7 but however I think that they’re each engaged on upgrading their working techniques to combine it.
What ought to I do subsequent?
If you’re ready to improve, listed below are your choices.
If you’re an present Dexcom person;
If you’re an present Dexcom person, contact your diabetes staff first. The G7 doesn’t want a separate transmitter, so there isn’t any want for an utility to HSE community-funded schemes. Solely a prescription is required out of your diabetes staff to take to your chemist. Nonetheless, do be affected person with this as our diabetes groups are overstretched more often than not so they might ask you to attend till your present G6 transmitter battery is nearing the tip of its life.
Do I’ve to attend for my annual contract on my transmitters to run out?
No. Despite the fact that your Dexcom transmitter provide is ordered on an annual foundation, the transmitters are solely paid for when they’re despatched out to the “affected person”. Your staff can cancel the order while you’re present G6 transmitter’s life is nearing its finish and concern the prescription for G7. Nonetheless, as talked about above, your staff could also be inundated with requests, so do have endurance with them in the event that they ask you to attend till your present provide runs out.
If you’re not already utilizing a Dexcom or any CGM system;
The primary place to start out in case you are all for getting a glucose sensor is to have a dialog along with your diabetes staff and to learn this webpage from Thriveabetes on “Getting a Glucose Sensor”
Nonetheless, I do know {that a} small share of the sort 1 diabetes group doesn’t attend diabetes clinics however as an alternative is supported by their GPs solely. GPs will not be skilled within the expertise and even have a lot data about insulin-dependent diabetes and are normally not keen to step into the diabetes expertise world, however some might be supportive of their affected person’s requests and will give you a prescription. It is necessary, although, that you just bear in mind to entry the web coaching help supplied by Dexcom right here.
PS The Medtronic Guardian 4 CGM has additionally arrived in Eire, however there may be little or no details about this improve accessible to this point and 0 fanfare in any respect.