Don’t have your phone nearby? No problem! With the newest feature for the Dexcom Direct to Watch, you can check your sugar levels without being tied to your phone. Read on to learn more about how this works.

⌚Sensor to Watch

Dexcom Continuous Glucose Monitor (CGM) can now pair directly with your Apple Watch through Bluetooth connection. Previously, you could view blood sugar readings on your watch, but only if your phone was within range and mirroring your watch. This limitation could be problematic for younger children or more active individuals. Now, with this new technology, your watch can connect directly to your CGM via Bluetooth, allowing you to receive readings and alerts when your sugars are out of range even when your phone is not nearby.

⌚Who Benefits From this Enhancement?

  • Those who may especially benefit from this enhancement are individuals who are active and cannot always be near their phones. For example, athletes on the field or during training sessions may find it difficult to track their blood sugar levels with their phones, but it is still crucial for them to receive alerts or monitor their levels during physical activity.
  • This feature can also be important for young children who do not have their own phones. In such cases, the watch can connect through the parents’ phone, allowing the CGM to use Bluetooth to pair with both the parents’ phone and the child’s watch. This setup ensures that parents and children are alerted if blood sugar levels drop too low. These are just a few scenarios where the Direct-to-Watch feature is incredibly valuable.

⌚Stipulations

Currently, only the Dexcom G7 sensors have the capability to connect to Apple Watches. There are some requirements for the phones and smart watches, and the Dexcom website keeps an up-to-date list of the requirements.

It’s important to note that an iPhone is required for the initial setup and pairing, but once set up, you don’t need to have your phone nearby to receive blood sugar readings on your watch. As of now, this feature is available only in the US, Ireland, and the United Kingdom, with more regions, and other devices expected to follow soon.

Summary

Apple Watches allowing for Dexcom to pair in this way is a significant advancement, benefiting many people who have diabetes and use an iPhone and Apple Watch. Innovations like this will drive the growth of diabetes technology and expand its availability to other countries and CGMs. The Apple Watch connection offers users a more hands-free experience, freeing them from the need to constantly have their phone nearby.