I know, but the manual clearly says don’t X-Ray or go through AIT. In fact it is even stricter and says that you should only go through the metal detector with the current sensor/transmitter and everything else should be hand inspected. As I said before, if you choose to not follow this advice then you have essentially invalidated the warranty. If you travel often this may represent some real risk.
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I think it just a process of getting a medical device approved by the FDA for every little thing. It is a very expensive and time-consuming process for all medical companies. So rather than paying for all the testing that would need to be done to get the FDA approval, it is easier and quicker for Dexcom to say “don’t do it”.
I believe the technology in place in the receivers are the same in Europe and the U.S.
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This is exactly consistent with the manual. I would also note that technically you are advised to turn off bluetooth during takeoff and landing. The language is not clear but that is what they are saying. And to do this you need to put your phone in airplane mode with bluetooth off and shutdown your receiver.
Unfortunately we have seen a number of reports of shutdown Dexcom receivers having an ERR121 and requiring replacement. And to be honest, you cannot turn off bluetooth on your transmitter which makes the guidance to shutdown your receiver strange. I mean they are both LE bluetooth, why is the receiver a problem and not the transmitter. I don’t even know whether the receiver is actually doing any significant transmission.
Because of this I typically will put my phone in airplane mode with bluetooth off during takeoff and landing, but I just keep my receiver on. I will generally turn my phone back on during the flight so that I can use my wireless headphones to listen to books and music.
It will work well if you stay well hydrated. Dehydration affects the accuracy of CGMS. I take an empty water bottle through security and then fill it afterwards and make sure I drink enough water. Airplanes can be very dry.
I also love my reciever! I have a cute case from Myabetic but was just told by the people at Myabetic that Dexcom maybe doing away with the reciever because everyone uses their phone. Really don’t know what I’m going to do.
I’m sad to hear that! I think it’s so much easier to see it on the receiver with the button push instead of the swipe. And also, phone battery life seems impacted with the Dexcom app running.
I think eventually you will be required to have a smart-phone if you are a diabetic. 
I do think, however, there will be some requirement for them to support it for a certain number of years. If people have purchased a receiver, they are legally obligated I believe to keep it in play for a while. Not sure exactly. Maybe someone else has some knowledge on that.
It is not true according to Dexcom that they are doing away with the receiver. In fact the next Dexcom receiver is going to be touchscreen according to a recent interview I heard with a Dex executive. Also here is a mention of it in a Diatribe article.
https://diatribe.org/new-diabetes-tech-whats-coming-2017#Dexcom
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Dexcom hasn’t even gotten around to developing an Android app, and not everyone using a cgm has 24/7 data and cloud connectivity (hard to believe but true!). It would be really weird for Dex to abandon the receiver even if all their iPhone fans dismiss its usefulness. Would their FDA approval even still apply without a receiver?
Thanks @Laddie for update and boy would/will it be nice for a receiver upgrade.
I am not advising anyone to disregard regulations… however, I will point out that a.) if you don’t turn off bluetooth (on phone or turn off your receiver), no one will ever notice (nor for that matter, will they actually notice if you put your phone on airplane mode or not), and b.) certainly if you want to be good about it, you could have it off for takeoff/landing and turn it back on for the remainder of the flight. But again, not suggesting anything…