I think people are making this topic more confusing than it needs to be by not being clear. The Dexcom 6 works all the way down to the 5s. I am pretty sure the comments about not working without some jail breaking was concerning the Bluetooth dongle for the Freestyle system if someone wanted to use it with an older iPhone. But, they were not clear since the subject line has both names. Everything I've read about the Dexcom and heard from a couple people I know, is that it is more accessible.
Richard "Reality is the leading cause of stress for those who are in touch with it." -- from The Search for Signs of Intelligent Life in the Universe, by Jane Wagner On Feb 3, 2020, at 8:53 AM, Keith Bierman <khb...@gmail.com> wrote: Dexcom doesn't use NFC; so I don't know why it wouldn't work with iphone's pre-7. Operational cost of the dexcom is higher, there's the disposable sensors(similar to libre) + a transmitter (which is also disposable, but is good for 3 months if memory serves). I much preferred the Dexcom, but as I'm paying out of pocket I switched to the Libre (and was grey market importing the "pro" version from India). I've just started using the miaomiao2, it is consistently reading lower than the Libre app (ranging from 10 to 20 points); but is more consistent with fingerstick. The miaomiao app (tomato) may be somewhat accessible (but color me slightly dubious; it seems a bit unpolished. I haven't tried spike.app (which seems more polished; but one has to jump over some hoops on a weekly or yearly basis to authenticate. The Dexcom allows for calibration to match your fingerstick device of choice, the Libre doesn't. So, if covered by your insurance, I'd go with the Dexcom. As for alarms, Dexcom communicates by bluetooth and is in continuous (well, every 5 min or so) which is why alarms are built into the app. Libre uses NFC, so if you use their app (or reader) alarms aren't really practical. If you add the miaomiao, there is the same sort of bluetooth polling going on (as with the dexcom) so apps such as Tomato and spike can provide alarms. The miaomiao is a one time purchase, and is rechargeable (although, over time the battery will wear out and isn't replaceable). On Sat, Feb 1, 2020 at 9:14 AM Richard Turner <richardturne...@outlook.com<mailto:richardturne...@outlook.com>> wrote: According to one of my clients, the Dexcom is accessible. Both types need at least an iPhone 7 because they use the NFC chip that was introduced starting with the 7. Their apps make it so a blind person doesn’t need their expensive stand-alone device to scan the patch. I think the Freestyle ones last longer but if the app doesn’t have an alarm, I can see why the doctor is leaning toward the Dexcom. Though, you may want to double check the specifications for each one to make sure that feature hasn’t been added. 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