[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

[Jamie Gurganus]

So, with the G5, you won't have to worry about having a low battery and not knowing it. That is why I am so excited about finally upgrading to it.

   Jamie

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> On Feb 20, 2017, at 11:42 PM, Gary-melconian <gmelconian619 at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> 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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