Dexcom G4: Finally, a Case.

When Donna from Tallygear reached out a few weeks ago and offered to send one of her Dexcom G4 cases for me to try out, I was all about it because I almost drop the receiver onto the tile bathroom floor, the hardwoods in the living room, the icy driveway, and the concrete sidewalks going into the gym at least once a day ... for all of these surfaces.  I'm not very graceful, and when you add gloves to the mix (necessary in this arctic weather that my daughter accurately described as "a snowman's breath"), I'll fumble even my most precious of possessions.  (Note:  Birdy holds hands with me and walks on her own.  She's safe.)The Dexcom G4 system is more accurate than the previous iteration, but it's definitely not sturdier.  Or at least I'm afraid to find out just how delicate the receiver is.  The old system was a big, fat egg and its round edges (and convenient silicone protector) made it seem more like a softball than an iPod.  But this new receiver - sleeker and sexier and far more the modern day device - also seems more breakable.  The big screen, the flat edges, the lack of a protective case.  (Okay, the new receiver does have a protective case, but it's about as bulky as smuggling a fistful of those Keurig coffee cup things underneath your shirt. Not streamlined in the slightest, and also, I don't wear a utility belt during the course of my day job so clipping it to something is a pipe dream.)  Which is why I was...
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