Connect a CGM
Dexcom with Glide
G7, G6 and Dexcom One, through Dexcom Share. Last updated 30 September 2026.
Glide reads a Dexcom sensor through Dexcom Share, the same service the Dexcom Follow app uses. Once it is connected, every phone on the profile sees the same numbers, with the meals and doses the family logs drawn on the chart. Setup takes about two minutes and happens once, on the profile owner's phone.
Setup
- In the wearer's Dexcom app, turn on Share (Dexcom G7: Connections → Share; G6: Share tab).
- In Glide, tap Connect a CGM on a new account, or Settings → CGM on an existing profile. Pick Dexcom and enter the wearer's own Dexcom login.
- Pick the Dexcom server: United States, or outside the US. A Dexcom account exists on only one of them.
More than 10 followers
Dexcom Follow allows up to 10 followers per sharer. Glide does not use one of those slots: it reads through the wearer's own Share login, and family members join the Glide profile with an invite code instead. There is no limit on how many Glide followers a profile has. The Dexcom Follow app keeps working beside Glide for anyone who has it.
When readings stop
Dexcom's own FAQ says that while Follow shows No Data, it sends no notifications. Glide treats a gap as an event. After 30 minutes without a reading (you can set 15 or more), every phone on the profile gets a lost signal banner. Overnight, in the hours you choose, Glide can also ring your phone with a call, so a sensor that drops out at 2 AM does not stay silent until morning.
What you see in Glide
- The live number, arrow and last two changes on every family phone, and in a Lock Screen banner.
- Every meal and dose on the same chart, logged from any phone. Replay goes back day by day.
- Time in range and GRI with its zone letter for today and the last 14 days.
- Your unit, mg/dL or mmol/L, per account, so a parent abroad reads it in theirs.
- Low, rise and fall banners with thresholds you set, and the nighttime call.
Live glucose, logging, followers and banners are free. Details on the pricing section.
If the chart stops updating
Glide stops when Dexcom Share stops. Check, in order:
- The Dexcom app on the wearer's phone is running and shows recent readings.
- Share is still on in that app.
- The Dexcom password has not changed. If it has, enter the new one in Glide under Settings → CGM.
When Glide cannot sign in, Home shows a banner that says Can't sign in to Dexcom. During a Dexcom Share outage every follower app goes dark at once; status.glidebg.com shows whether Glide's own pipeline is up. Anything else: support.