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Juicebox Podcast: Type 1 Diabetes

#768 Dexcom G7 Design

Juicebox Podcast: Type 1 Diabetes

Scott Benner

Nutrition, Medicine, Health & Fitness

4.81.7K Ratings

🗓️ 7 October 2022

⏱️ 41 minutes

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Summary

Dexcom Senior Director of Global Product Design, Alex Diener has type 1 diabetes and he's here to talk about designing the Dexcom G7.

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Transcript

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0:00.0

Hello friends, and welcome to episode 768 of the Juice Box Podcast.

0:18.9

This week, the Dexcom G7 launched in the United Kingdom, Ireland, Germany, Austria, and Hong Kong.

0:25.6

If you're not lucky enough to live in one of those places, you're still waiting for the Dexcom G7.

0:30.5

If you don't live in one of those areas, I thought perhaps you were having a little

0:33.5

phoma, a little fear of missing out, or even a void. Maybe there's a dark black void inside of you,

0:39.1

where you want to put the excitement of Dexcom G7, but it just hasn't arrived at your door yet.

0:44.9

Well, never fear. Today, Alex Diner is here, Senior Director of Global Product Design at Dexcom,

0:52.0

and Alex and I are going to have a lovely conversation about what it was like to redesign the product

0:57.4

and the user interface. It's not quite Dexcom G7 in your hot little hands, but Alex is pretty

1:03.1

terrific, so maybe he'll be able to fill that dark hole with a little bit of excitement,

1:08.8

just enough to hold you over until the big event. While you're listening, please remember that

1:14.5

nothing you hear on the Juice Box Podcast should be considered advice, medical, or otherwise,

1:19.2

always consult a physician before making any changes to your health care plan or becoming bold

1:24.8

with insulin. This episode of the Juice Box Podcast doesn't have any ads. It's an extra episode.

1:37.0

It's just an idea I had a couple of days ago. I thought, oh, I can have Alex on talk about G7

1:41.5

design, you know, the UI, all that stuff. It would be nice, a little extra something for you at the

1:47.0

end of the week. I was lucky enough to be able to set this up quickly and record the episode,

1:51.6

and here it is for you now. I will remind you that the podcast is supported by advertisers,

1:57.2

and when you click on those advertisers' links, well, that's how you get this stuff. You know what I'm

2:03.0

saying? Like, I can't make this podcast for free. What do you think? You think I have a lot of bills?

2:08.0

I do. I have bills. Like an electric bill on, you know, I got to pay like for the kids,

2:12.4

they go to college, people eat. There's a lot of stuff around here. So if you're in the

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