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by amagrude 486 days ago
Any iPhone in an Otterbox case. Don’t do fanny pack. Do cross body bag with the bag on chest.

This is not something you want to go cheap on. iPhones are flat out better hardware than everything shown. I went down the Android route for Omnipod/G6. Was horrible UX and unreliable. (For a while, the OmniPod app would only work on <10 Android phone models. Ugh).

The requirement he missed is Dexcom Remote. That’s not a “cheap” phone thing.

We’re on year two of an iPhone Mini in an Otterbox case. The Android phone didn’t make it 9 months.

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I wish iPhone made smaller phones. At the moment we are also in AAPS for features like remote Bolus, which means only Android, which at least has some options. The Dexcom limitations are worked out using BYOD or similar work arounds.
Yeah, by far the best devices. From the original story it sounds like the OP wants them as cheap as possible, which I think contradicts - but on second reading it seems like physical size is the biggest concern.
there is no way to cheap out on the device. I went with SE3 too with a simple case. Rugged one are heavy