2024.0042

Dexcom G6 transmitter for conveying blood glucose information, 2023. Small grey transmitter in white card mount inside green and white card box.

Production date

2023

Production organisations

Dexcom, Inc

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This transmitter would be used in combination with compatible smart device or Dexcom receiver and a sensor just beneath the skin, forming the Dexcom G6 CGM (Continuous Glucose Monitoring) system. The transmitter sits just above the sensor and sends glucose information to the display device. This is known as a closed loop system, where a continuous glucose monitor communicates with an insulin pump to automatically adjust the doses of insulin according to the user's blood sugar levels. In April 2024, it was announced that NHS England had provided local health systems with £2.5 million to enable them to supply tens of thousands of eligible type 1 diabetics with a hybrid closed loop system, sometimes known as an artificial pancreas.

The donor, Janna King, wrote the following in October 2023:

"In the past month [I] upgraded to a ‘closed loop’ system (the Omnipod 5) which connects the pod to my continuous glucose monitor (Dexcom G6) via Bluetooth and automatically adjusts the delivery of insulin according to my blood sugar in real time. This has been an incredible and life changing innovation, all the more welcome for me as I am currently pregnant and my blood sugars need to be kept within a very tight range for the health of my baby.

"The ‘closed loop’ model I’ve just changed to (Omnipod 5) communicates directly with the Dexcom G6 and changes insulin dose automatically. It will slow or stop insulin delivery if your blood sugar is trending down and vice versa for high blood glucose. I can't express how reassuring it has been using this system, I've been telling everyone who will listen how much I love it.

"And up to today [at appointments], the Omnipod 5 handset and Dexcom app upload to the Glooko web platform without me having to do anything or plug in at all. Major time saver and it produces more graphs than anyone could possibly ever need, probably suffer a little from too much data these days.

"The biggest benefit of having a continuous glucose monitor in my opinion is always knowing what your blood sugar is overnight. It will alarm via the app on my phone if my blood sugar is low so I can wake up and eat a few glucose tablets. It’s life changing for my quality of life as I won’t wake up groggy and dry mouthed in the morning wondering what was going on overnight."