Medtronic Guardian 4 sensor insertion - How to Insert The Guardian 4 sensor

[@LulusMaster]

That's really helpful!! I have been wondering how to place it on my arms and thought it too difficult to achieve. I had seen other people do it and just assumed they had people helping them out. Thanks heaps!!!

[@DiabeticsDoingThings]

Glad it was helpful!

[@kahanakahana5049]

Guardian 4 is the worst sensor in the market, application is complicated, MARD is the worst and it’s lasting only 5-7days with 2hr warm up. Guardian 4 is the main reason I’m moving from 780g

[@KylieStibbard]

What are you going to use?

[@jackschitt6235]

I ended up on the Medtronic mostly because that's who my Endocrinologist connected me with initially. My situation is different that the people who got type 1 early in life. My diagnosis was type 2 at 33 but my current Endocrinologist changed it to type 1. I guess I assumed he knew what was best for me and what my insurance would cover etc. I wasn't aware of all the different options now available. I know I've seen several former Medtronic people who have switched to the Omnipod with Dexcom arrangement and seem to be glad they did. I mentioned it to my Endocrinologist but I have doubts about changing due to insurance related hassles etc. Anyone here who is knowledgeable feel free to give me your thoughts please. I just watched Megan Type1mind talking about the living nightmare she went through with United Healthcare and her Endocrinologist while making the change. Obviously now u r dealing with 2 different companies v Medtronic ships everything UPS to my door. Then there r hassles related to compatibility or the lack thereof with the newest Dexcom and newest Omnipod or Tandem etc. Just so much potential for delays and headaches really even though these companies should work together better to take the nonsense out of the experience for the customer/patient.

[@LulusMaster]

I hear what your saying, this is my 1st insulin pump. Been a diabetic in Australia for 30years now and haven't had much exposure to pump info. Despite some of the inconvenience, it's made a huge difference so far. The new senor, Simplera, looks and sounds promising. Can't wait to hear more about it. Fingers crossed 🤞🏼 🤞🏼Good luck with your search.

[@connieking9873]

May work for you but for seniors it is mostly user unfriendly. Can’t see what is going on can’t pull sensor protector off hard to apply tapes.. I use my abdomen and a full cover so none of the ridiculous taping. Have had one month and already have had 2 sensor fails at day 5. Makes very hard to keep up with changing my pump tubing and reservoirs. Then there is the charging time of the transmitter and warm up is 2 hours. The only reason I keep it is the 24 hour reading and it is regulating my sugars beyond belief. That part is awesome.

[@sueprice3289]

Last night I had to turn off the sensor. I have epilepsy and was having sensor updating issues and could not take any chances of alarms going off during the night which I can’t be disturbed during sleep. So I turned off the sensor last night and this morning I turned the sensor back on. Should everything be back to normal? SmartGuard is working.

[@DiabeticsDoingThings]

My experience with turning the sensor off and then turning it back on is that it usually turns back on just fine. I've had it require a warm up period sometimes, but not every time. If SmartGuard is working that's a good sign, be sure to check your status screen to see when the sensor expires. Hope you got a good night's sleep

[@sueprice3289]

@@DiabeticsDoingThings thank you so much for your help.

[@tonyk1010]

I buy the round tape that goes over the sensor and I also take the paper off the sensor before I insert it