Users Report Issues With New Glucose Monitor Model

When Dan Heller received his first batch of Dexcom’s latest continuous glucose monitors in early 2023, he decided to run a small experiment: He wore the new biosensor and the previous generation at the same time to see how they compared in measuring his glucose levels.

The new, seventh-generation model (aptly called the G7) made by San Diego-based healthcare company Dexcom had just begun shipping in the United States. Dexcom claimed the G7 to be the “most accurate sensor” available to the…