Dexcom Pro

Jun 10

I was interviewing Dexcom CCO Rick Doubleday in February when he mentioned the forthcoming Dexcom Pro. The Dexcom G6 Pro is a single use, professional CGM available in blinded and unblinded mode that allows healthcare providers to view data about patients’ glucose patterns over a 10-day period, while allowing patients to view real-time glucose data and receive real-time hyper- and hypoglycemic alerts (when used in unblinded mode). The video below explains more. When Rick and I finished recording I asked if it would be possible for me to wear the Pro. I wondered if being able to watch a working pancreas would help me to learn more about the body’s expectations for health. I wanted to learn how much of a spike was normal, about times away from food that blood glucose rises and falls, what a fasting BG looks like and so much more.

I’ve only been wearing the Dexcom Pro for a few days so far and I’ve already learned so much about how a pancreas ‘thinks’. I can already tell that this experience will lead to a greater understanding of what people with diabetes should be aiming for and I know that I’ll be better prepared to be a T1 caregiver when I’m done. Additionally, this experience will undoubtable take the Juicebox Podcast into a new stratosphere. It’s all just very exciting and I believe that much of what I am seeing will impact how I think about using man-made insulin.

After I’ve finished with the Pro and process everything that I’m seeing, I’ll share what I’ve learned here on the blog and on the podcast.

At launch the G6 Pro starter kit will cost $249 and includes one reader and four sensors.
- Once a clinician has bought the starter kit and has a reader for their practice, additional sensors are $59 each.
- Offices are reimbursed for each sensor placement and again for each sensor interpretation, ultimately eliminating the cost to clinics. There is no cost to patients.
Only healthcare providers are able to order the G6 Pro.

More soon!