This is a comment left by T on my post comparing the Enlite and the Dexcom. Its VERY interesting reading for anyone weighing up the two systems. Our 11 year-old also uses the 530G. His Dexcom transmitter battery died a couple weeks back so we switched to using the Enlite sensors. The low-glucose suspend is awesome, but the Enlite is typically 15 minutes behind his actual BG. The alarm is so quiet we cant hear it in a baby monitor. When we got the replacement Dexcom transmitter we had just put in a new Elite sensor, so we ran both side-by-side for the week to compare. The Dexcom is much faster in detecting rapid BG changes and he can hear the alarm at night. I can also hear it in the baby monitor and manually suspend his pump or give him whatever treatment is necessary. The Enlite sensor fell off the first week once, lasting 4 days. The next one lasted 6 days, but we had to tape it down at day 2. The Dexcom sensor stay on our son and are accurate for 21-28 days generally (We have used the Dexcom for over a year now). We have only used 3 of the Enlite Sensors with an average of 5 days. One nice thing is, I still have a box of the Enlites, so when our son goes on special events (overnight trips or sporting events) I will have him wear both just in case the low glucose suspend becomes necessary! Posted by T to Insulin Independent : conquering diabetes one day at a time at 16 January 2014 14:05
Posted on: Fri, 17 Jan 2014 09:26:21 +0000
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