How to connect Dexcom g7 to Apple Watch

What is Dexcom g7? For those who don’t already know.

The latest continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) device, the Dexcom G7, was presented in February 2023. The device’s name proposes that it repeatedly tracks and reports on your body’s glucose levels.

Dexcom G7 is a true advancement in the world of CGM. Not only it connects to some AID systems but it also gives you the freedom to go out without a phone while receiving your glucose reading on your Apple watch. Sounds interesting? Yes, Dexcom G7 connects directly to your Apple Watch.

FDA approved the G7 in December 2022. People are utilizing this CGM, the Dexcom G7 to monitor their blood glucose levels 24/7.

How to connect the Dexcom G7 to Apple Watch?    

With Direct to Apple Watch, you can have your CGM info on your Apple Watch, even when you’re not near your iPhone. 

Open the Dexcom app on your iPhone or Android

Walk through the getting started guide

In case you have an older version, make sure you first update the Dexcom app through the App Store.

Open the updated Dexcom app on your compatible Apple Watch.

Tap ‘Pair Watch with Sensor’ (Dexcom G7 Sensor ).

Again tap ‘Pair’ on the next popup.

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Setup

In your Dexcom G7 app, go to Connections > Straight to Watch to start. Then, follow the on-screen directions in your Dexcom G7 app to set it up. Your smartwatch will load the app. If it doesn’t, open the smartwatch app on your phone. In the My Watch tab, go to the Accessible Apps list, find Watch, and tap Install.

Dexcom G7 Direct-to-Watch Tips:

Open the watch app while moving settings: The watch app duplicates settings from your phone app. Whenever you alter your CGM settings on your phone app, open and screen the app on your smartwatch while your phone is near to confirm settings are copied to the smartwatch.

See an orangish phone icon: Keep your phone close. When you see the orangish phone icon near your sensor reading, the Direct to Watch means it is temporarily not at work. Your smartwatch isn’t receiving info from the sensor. Instead, it’s repetition from your phone, so you have to keep your phone nearby.

When the phone icon vanishes, the Direct to Watch mode is working. Your smartwatch is receiving info from your sensor, so you don’t have to have your phone close to receive glucose readings.

Sensor change: When you twitch a new sensor, the phone app will swift you to couple your sensor with your smartwatch.

Let warnings in Focus mode: Manage your phone settings to let Dexcom warnings while your phone is in Focus mode.

Mirror iPhone Alarms from the G7 phone app: Keep this feature on the watch app on your phone. If you turn it off, you won’t get warnings on your watch in either Normal Smartwatch mode or in Direct to Watch mode.

Your CGM only permits you to couple your sensor with one smartwatch. However, you can learn more about Direct to Apple Watch and how to practice it by discovering these helpful tips.

Conclusion:

Connect Dexcom g7 to Apple Watch without the need of pairing it with your phone first. Some tips on Dexcom G7 Direct-to-Watch are also included in this article.