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!

Please know that while Dexcom is a sponsor of the Juicebox Podcast, I am not being compensated for wearing the Dexcom Pro and have not been asked to write or talk about my experience. This was a brief moment at the end of an interview where I asked, “Can I please wear one… I think it will help me to understand insulin management better”.