[Diabetes-Talk] extending life of Dexcom Sensors

Mon Mar 25 21:53:22 UTC 2019

I'm not fully understanding Denise's post. I get it's about extending sensors, but I've read several times and still don't fully comprehend the directions.

Bridgit

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Subject: Re: [Diabetes-Talk] extending life of Dexcom Sensors

There are lots of ways of extending both transmiters and sensors.cas farways to replace the batteries as the dexcom transmitterds use standard watch batteries. I know this to be fact as I know that does this googlevdexcom refurb transmitter and the Facebook page and where you can contact them. I don't know about the g6 but I'm aware of the g5.

On March 25, 2019 1:50:12 PM Veronica Elsea via Diabetes-Talk <diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org> wrote:

> I've known a couple of sighted people who do this. Two of them said it 
> got them an extra day or so, but no longer. But of course, for us, no 
> way could we do this without sighted assistants because even unlocking 
> the receiver is tricky. I do sure wonder who figured this out and how. 
> <grin> Veronica
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> From: Diabetes-Talk [mailto:diabetes-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On 
> Behalf Of Dr. Denise M Robinson via Diabetes-Talk
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> Cc: Dr. Denise M Robinson
> Subject: [Diabetes-Talk] extending life of Dexcom Sensors
>
> Hi Everyone,
> This info comes in part from the diabetes monthly get together online 
> and also--if you are interested in saving money, here is a way to 
> extend the life of your Dexcom sensor. My deductible to 6000 yes, 6k 
> and it hurts when you are a diabetic as all of you can attest too
>
> This is one reason to keep a receiver even if you do not use it the 
> rest of the month and you only use your iphone--which makes the dexcom 
> totally accessible--But you can also just have the reciever by your 
> bed all the time and it will wake you up if you go too hi or too 
> low--will do another video on the different sounds. Sighted assistance 
> will be needed with the receiver and to do this trick. You can also 
> extend the life using this trick and skip the microwave option but 
> that just means you just have to prick your finger for the next 2 
> hours during warm up and you do not need to bother with the receiver 
> and just use the iphone. This trick allows you to never have to prick your finger.
> If you let your sensor expire--it is done. There is no way to start it 
> back up. I always stop my sensor 6 hours before to keep prolonging its 
> life. I have not gone past 25 days due to my skin sensitively but I 
> know others have have extended it much longer. You will have to get 
> something like the simpatch to keep it on your belly hard and fast. If 
> it comes loose, you will have your receiver say it has lost signal. I 
> have done it wrong many ways to test different ways to do it right.
> Here is the video: Dexcom sensor--extend its life longer than 10 days 
> <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zicOefubeIc&feature=youtu.be>
>
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