Episode 20: What’s So Great About the Dexcom G6 CGM?

A T1D Medical Student Explains Long-Awaited Imrovements

Jonathan Tijerina has been living with type 1 diabetes for 13 years. Hear why he's so excited about the Dexcom G6 CGM, especially the one-touch applicator.

The Diabetes Dish catches up with Jonathan Tijerina, a busy Stanford University medical student and future plastic surgeon who was diagnosed 13 years ago with type 1 diabetes. Hear Jonathan’s interesting background story that includes a traumatic conversation he had with an unsympathetic doctor and why he spends his lunch hours teaching his peers to have more empathy for patients living with diabetes.

Ann Matturro Gault, Editor of OnTrack Diabetes and Host of The Diabetes Dish Podcast