u/Mento-yStableGenius

Took about 20 minutes between the procedure and sensor / transmitter setup.

The NP had me lay down on a flat table after we talked / marked for placement. The site was cleaned and prepped, and then injected with lidocaine which took effect within a minute tops.

She made a small incision, formed a little pocket under the skin and placed the sensor. She then held wadding under pressure to the site for three minutes (I think to control bleeding), cleaned it again, placed the Steri-Strips and a small Tegaderm with an absorbant pad over the top. I bruise like a peach as it is so it’ll be interesting to see it during healing.

We then took a few minutes to pair the transmitter and then pair the sensor, once paired the app showed a countdown time for when the initial 24-hour warm-up time is done and I can begin the 4 calibrations over the 24 hour period next. She then took some adhesive wrap and compressed the entire upper arm over the sensor area to help prevent too much blood from pooling around it (she said too much pooling hinders the warm-up and initial healing process). I can take that off later tonight.

The provider was awesome, said she’s been doing more and more of them - one woman was ahead of me and she had several more lined up for the day. She is happy to see them being adopted.

Didn’t (and don’t as of yet) feel a thing. I do believe the lidocaine has worn off at this point. Very happy with the process! 😜

I went with the Eversense because I also wanted to replace my out-of-warranty pump with the twiist and was super excited the two worked together.

As can be guessed our insurance (currently) does not have a contract for pharmacy formulary for the refill kits and they are TOO expensive to pay out-of-pocket for at this time. I’ve been quite a long time out of warranty, and the pump is starting to have some errors that my spouse and I are both concerned about could mean it’s on its last legs. Decision has been made to go with a competitor pump that does not (again, currently) offer Eversense CGM compatibility. Maybe down the road.

Gonna get it, get used to it, and use it for backup treatment decisions for all the MANY times my current CGM is 60+ or more points off. Crossing fingers that Eversense is adopted across other platforms.

Cheers!