[Diabetes-Talk] re question in regards to the dexcom g5 and how to kow when the battery on teh transmitte is low or needs ot be replacd with a ew transmitter n

[Gary-melconian]

Ok. So since I used the g5 since December it would be in my best interest to
order  the transmitter  so I would have it for march as that would bhe the 3
month time frame that I have had the dexcom g5.i really  like it . its given
me lots of useful info. As far as my lows, high  and all the times that I am
in range. If it was not for my dexcom I would not know about the lows that
i was having at night and how to adjust for those  lows from now on .  

-----Original Message-----
From: Jamie Gurganus [mailto:jamielgurganus at gmail.com] 
Sent: Monday, February 20, 2017 6:25 PM
To: Diabetes Talk for the Blind <diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org>
Cc: Gary-melconian <gmelconian619 at gmail.com>
Subject: Re: [Diabetes-Talk] re question in regards to the dexcom g5 and how
to kow when the battery on teh transmitte is low or needs ot be replacd with
a ew transmitter n

Gary,

With my G4, I did have the transmitter die on me. I didn't realize that The
receiver alarms you with one buzz or beep, but I didn't know what that
meant. I thought it just wanted another blood sugar or something.
Supposedly, it gives you this morning once a week closer to the time the
battery is almost up. What I do now is mark my calendar to alert me when it
is time to order a new transmitter. I am finally getting the upgrade to the
G5, which will arrive tomorrow. I am so looking forward to being able to
manage the Dexcom without scheduling calibrations and sensor changes around
my children's schedules. 

Hope this helps. My insurance will pay for a new transmitter every six
months, but I believe the transmitter may last a little longer than that. I
understand that the G5 transmitters only last for three months. 

    Jamie 

Sent from my iPhone

> On Feb 20, 2017, at 5:31 PM, Gary-melconian via Diabetes-Talk
<diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> Hello for those  who are long time users of the dexcom cgm .    So how do
> you know when the battery on the transmitter is low or  will no longer 
> be useable and the transmitter wil need to be replaced. I need to know 
> this so that I can order my supplies in a timely fashion so that I 
> don't have issues with my transmitter on my dexcom cgm. Please advice 
> of a sound sstrategy for taking care of  this matter.
> 
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