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- 1 year, 6 months ago
  
  kathy Granzow has commented in the same post you commented in :
  If you have had surgery while wearing a T1D device, did you keep your devices on during the procedure? If you have had surgery multiple times, please answer for your most recent procedure.
  i just had surgery in september I took my CGM off the day before, as it had expired, and didn't put a new one on, figuring I'd just manually check until after surgery. I did have to get all the way to the anesthesiologist before getting an answer about my Omnipod. He said I could leave it on, and I did, and had NO problems during surgery with sugar levels.
- 1 year, 7 months ago
  
  T1D5/1971 has commented in the same post you commented in :
  If you have had surgery while wearing a T1D device, did you keep your devices on during the procedure? If you have had surgery multiple times, please answer for your most recent procedure.
  Multiple surgeries. The biggest battle I have is over unnecessary sedation/general anesthesia. I cancelled the last surgery when the surgeon insisted on general (even though I had the same type of surgery a year prior without general at a different facility). With prior surgeries I usually get great response from anesthesiologists who are more than happy to be able to see BGs from the Dexcom. Most recent surgery was a trigger finger release. Some were baffled by my refusal of sedation, but the fact is I need to be the one fully in control of my insulin and BG - not a nurse or doctor without adequate knowledge of my disease and devices. Trust must be earned. Control is better.
- 1 year, 7 months ago
  
  Wanacure has commented in the same post you commented in :
  If you have had surgery while wearing a T1D device, did you keep your devices on during the procedure? If you have had surgery multiple times, please answer for your most recent procedure.
  Never been on pump. Have had local surgeries while on CGM. Hospitals & clinics fear malpractice suits, e.g., patient having low bg seizure while under their care. This may explain their erring on slightly high bg regimens, esp. in past, when patient is on general anesthetic. But if bg is too high, healing is delayed and infection a greater risk. My CGM does interfere with my AM radio reception if both on same circuit.
- 1 year, 7 months ago
  
  Sherrie Johnson has commented in the same post you commented in :
  If you have had surgery while wearing a T1D device, did you keep your devices on during the procedure? If you have had surgery multiple times, please answer for your most recent procedure.
  What kind of pump do you have ? Thanks
- 1 year, 7 months ago
  
  Lauren Carey has commented in the same post you commented in :
  If you have had surgery while wearing a T1D device, did you keep your devices on during the procedure? If you have had surgery multiple times, please answer for your most recent procedure.
  The medical did not require me to take my device off, but asked me to pause delivery while in surgery.
- 1 year, 7 months ago
  
  Kristine Warmecke has commented in the same post you commented in :
  If you have had surgery while wearing a T1D device, did you keep your devices on during the procedure? If you have had surgery multiple times, please answer for your most recent procedure.
  I had to remove my pump at the time, for brain surgery. Was on an insulin drip during and after, until I was able to eat and preform all actions of the pump on my own. I was on a Medtronic pump at the time & sensor, so even then I felt better off it than waring it during.
- 1 year, 7 months ago
  
  Cheryl Seibert has commented in the same post you commented in :
  If you have had surgery while wearing a T1D device, did you keep your devices on during the procedure? If you have had surgery multiple times, please answer for your most recent procedure.
  This is for Lawrence S........ you can get your SG via the car by linking iPhone to your car. I have a button on my Subaru steering wheel that is a "Siri" button so to speak. I press the button and say "What's my glucose?" and the car's speaker tells me the Dexcom SG and trend (up or down). SUPER Valuable when driving and eyes and hands remain on the road! :) You do have to activate the Siri settings in Dexcom G6 app to make this work.
- 1 year, 7 months ago
  
  Kathleen Juzenas has commented in the same post you commented in :
  If you have had surgery while wearing a T1D device, did you keep your devices on during the procedure? If you have had surgery multiple times, please answer for your most recent procedure.
  Per my request, I was allowed to keep my pump and CGM on during partial hip replacement but had to sign a very detailed “contract” that allowed them to adjust my settings. No problem during surgery but during the 3 day delay beforehand, I had to promise I wouldn’t bolus until they did a finger prick and told me how much insulin to take. It was horrible because they aimed high and didn’t address bGs over 200. They caught me once after I bolused a correction on my own. Even though it brought my bG down to a perfectly safe number, they scolded me, saying I was jeopardizing their jobs and that if I did it again, they would take my pump away. The hospital endocrinologist came in to say it was all for my benefit and offered medication to calm my nerves or a visit from a counselor. I declined. All I wanted was to be able to control my own blood sugars.
- 1 year, 7 months ago
  
  Lawrence S. has commented in the same post you commented in :
  If you have had surgery while wearing a T1D device, did you keep your devices on during the procedure? If you have had surgery multiple times, please answer for your most recent procedure.
  Wow, this verbal option would be fantastic for someone driving across country, or a very long distance. I wouldn't want to hear it all the time. It would also be great for me while I am running or riding a bike long distance.
- 1 year, 7 months ago
  
  Linda Zottoli has commented in the same post you commented in :
  If you have had surgery while wearing a T1D device, did you keep your devices on during the procedure? If you have had surgery multiple times, please answer for your most recent procedure.
  I gave in this last time, and took pump and cgm off for my heart bypass (CABG) last year. Always before I had been able to wear them, the actual surgeons and anesthesiologists had always agreed, even for heart stents, though probably every time the pre-op people had initially said I had to take them off. Their insulin-glucose-drip with frequent testing and elaborate calculations worked very well, as well or better than me and the t:slim x2 could do. (of course, there was no food involved, during this time, so a lot easier).
- 1 year, 7 months ago
  
  Leigh French has commented in the same post you commented in :
  If you have had surgery while wearing a T1D device, did you keep your devices on during the procedure? If you have had surgery multiple times, please answer for your most recent procedure.
  My pump/cgm came off for the multiple hour surgery $ recovery time after. Once back in my room I went back on the device. It all made good sense to me..
- 1 year, 7 months ago
  
  Kristine Warmecke has commented in the same post you commented in :
  If you have had surgery while wearing a T1D device, did you keep your devices on during the procedure? If you have had surgery multiple times, please answer for your most recent procedure.
  I only had communication issues (between CGM & pump) in certain ares of hospital's, usually where there is a lot of other radio frequencies were.
- 1 year, 7 months ago
  
  Kristine Warmecke has commented in the same post you commented in :
  If you have had surgery while wearing a T1D device, did you keep your devices on during the procedure? If you have had surgery multiple times, please answer for your most recent procedure.
  Thankfully it was at a medical university/hospital campus that try to keep up to date on T1D. The anesthesiologist remembered me from my last surgery & asked if I had my "cool" diabetic equipment on again. It made their job a tiny but easier.
- 1 year, 7 months ago
  
  Jeanne McMillan-Olson has commented in the same post you commented in :
  If you have had surgery while wearing a T1D device, did you keep your devices on during the procedure? If you have had surgery multiple times, please answer for your most recent procedure.
  The endoscopic sugery used procedures that would have harmed my pump and dexcom sensor. In previous surguries for carpel tunnel and trigger fingers I have worn my pump and sensor if I had one at the time.
- 1 year, 7 months ago
  
  Keira Thurheimer has commented in the same post you commented in :
  If you have had surgery while wearing a T1D device, did you keep your devices on during the procedure? If you have had surgery multiple times, please answer for your most recent procedure.
  I have had several surgeries in the past 5 years (2 wrist surgeries, a carpal tunnel surgery, gall bladder removal that ended up lasting 6 hours due to complications, and a total hysterectomy) and have kept my pump and cgm on for all of them. I simply had to ask and was allowed to do so, which was a relief as I was expecting to have to fight for it.
- 1 year, 7 months ago
  
  Trisha Oldenkamp has commented in the same post you commented in :
  If you have had surgery while wearing a T1D device, did you keep your devices on during the procedure? If you have had surgery multiple times, please answer for your most recent procedure.
  I had a short surgery and I just made sure my pump settings would keep me closer to 150 rather than my usual 100.
- 1 year, 7 months ago
  
  Jan Masty has commented in the same post you commented in :
  If you have had surgery while wearing a T1D device, did you keep your devices on during the procedure? If you have had surgery multiple times, please answer for your most recent procedure.
  My pump and cgm were removed when I had anMRI before surgery for a spinal abscess. I was very, very weak afterward and would never have been able to take charge of my pump. When I was capable again of taking care of the diabetes, I insisted on controlling it myself but had to fight for it everyday. Medical staff are almost completely uneducated about type 1. Also, they ALWAYS wanted to treat me like a type 2 because of my age (72). One nurse told me one morning that my glucose was good that morning and I wouldn’t need any insulin!. Yikes!! Those sliding scales are useless!
- 1 year, 7 months ago
  
  Jeanne McMillan-Olson has commented in the same post you commented in :
  If you have had surgery while wearing a T1D device, did you keep your devices on during the procedure? If you have had surgery multiple times, please answer for your most recent procedure.
  I had endoscopic spine surgery in April at Harborview in Seattle, WA. Went there because they have written protocols for people with T1D and their insulin needs. Surgery went very well and my blood glucse was controlled. Could not wear my Tandem pump or Dexcon G6. Pump and sensor were put back on immediately after I was awake and able to do that. My friend who also has T1D was with me and assisted me. Always check to see if there are written protocols for insulin if you are having general anesthesia.
- 1 year, 7 months ago
  
  KarenM6 has commented in the same post you commented in :
  If you have had surgery while wearing a T1D device, did you keep your devices on during the procedure? If you have had surgery multiple times, please answer for your most recent procedure.
  A "yes, no issues" for me! :) Through 4 surgeries from the first to the most recent, my experience changed dramatically. The first one, I had to advocate heavily to keep my devices attached. I eventually told them that, if they took anything off, they would cause DKA and a trip to the ER for very high bs. The rolling of the eyes by the nurses was not appreciated by me. Fast forward 5 years to my most recent experience, the anesthesiologist took my CGM receiver and seemed very happy to do so! The nurses were fantastic! Everyone was receptive and, maybe they didn't know how to handle all the bells and whistles, but they got the most important-in-the-moment parts. I could not be happier.
- 1 year, 7 months ago
  
  Thomas Cline has commented in the same post you commented in :
  If you have had surgery while wearing a T1D device, did you keep your devices on during the procedure? If you have had surgery multiple times, please answer for your most recent procedure.
  In 2017 I had open-heart surgery to replace a failing artificial aortic valve that had been placed years earlier. I assume the Dr.s compelled me to remove my CGM sensor so that they could sterilize all my abdomen skin prior to the operation, but I certainly would have done so myself if not compelled. I did replace the sensor as soon as I got out of the ICU, but I recall that the CGM did not work properly in the hospital environment -- probably too much interference with all the other electronic equipment.
- 1 year, 7 months ago
  
  Tracy Jean has commented in the same post you commented in :
  If you have had surgery while wearing a T1D device, did you keep your devices on during the procedure? If you have had surgery multiple times, please answer for your most recent procedure.
  The night before my emergency appendectomy, the nurse practitioner on duty did not want me to use my pump. There was no one else to intervene. I tried to insist on keeping it on, but she insisted on sliding scale. Fun night of high blood sugars and no sleep.
- 1 year, 7 months ago
  
  AnitaS has commented in the same post you commented in :
  If you have had surgery while wearing a T1D device, did you keep your devices on during the procedure? If you have had surgery multiple times, please answer for your most recent procedure.
  When I last had surgery, I took my pump and cgm off because I couldn't get a hold of the surgery team to find out if I needed it taken off or not. When I got to the hospital, the anesthesiologist said she was familiar with the pump and cgm so I could have left both of them on.
- 1 year, 7 months ago
  
  Becky Hertz has commented in the same post you commented in :
  If you have had surgery while wearing a T1D device, did you keep your devices on during the procedure? If you have had surgery multiple times, please answer for your most recent procedure.
  At my last surgery I didn't have a CGM and was in MDI at the time due to absorption issues. I did have to advocate for dosing by carb counting and not using a sliding scale though.
- 1 year, 8 months ago
  
  Bonnie kenney has commented in the same post you commented in :
  If your CGM sensor falls off before your session is supposed to end, do you call their customer service for a replacement sensor?
  Mine has never fallen off
- 1 year, 8 months ago
  
  Glenda Schuessler has commented in the same post you commented in :
  If your CGM sensor falls off before your session is supposed to end, do you call their customer service for a replacement sensor?
  In over 3 years of using Dexcom CGM I have not yet had a sensor fall off. I am grateful!
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