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Nick Jonas’s Dexcom Super Bowl Ad Made One Glaring Omission — The Cost of Managing Diabetes
Dexcom makes a life-saving device that people with type 1 diabetes use, but the device still remains out of reach for many.
Like many other people with type 1 diabetes, I watched the Nick Jonas Dexcom Super Bowl Ad with excitement and glee. I pointed to the device that lies behind my arm feeling proud to see myself being acknowledged on one of the largest stages.
A few years ago, the standard of care for managing blood sugar levels was through finger-pricking. It involved pricking your finger with a small needle, putting blood into a small strip that was then interpreted by a glucometer. This had to be done several times a day to determine where blood sugar levels were at before and after meals. However, all of that changed with Dexcom.
You no longer needed to prick your finger to know your blood sugar levels. It just involved inserting a sensor into your abdomen or arm every 10 days and seeing…
