G6 again

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I have a ‘ton’ of G5 sensors. But you also need a G5 transmitter to use them. Which I do not have extra of those. Dex has been stingy with those and they do only last, for me, the 90 days plus a few extra. They have sent one at a time. I suppose I could have bought extra of those but I did not know that at the time.
Maybe I will get a backup 3-pack for the G6 sensors.
My UPS or Fedex is not always reliable.

One picky thing about the G6 receiver. I have to hit buttons one and two and then OK when I have a low or high warning. What is wrong with just a one button hit for a low or high? Sheesh. Just a rhetorical complaint.

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Another rhetorical complaint, Why when you’ve hit the 1 then two and acknowledge the low, it goes up a point and then drops a point and you get the same friggin warning lol…

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  1. You can buy xmitters that have had batteries replaced and reset.
  2. if handy, you can replace batteries yourself.
  3. if the xmitters you have on hand aren’t fully depleted, you can use xdrip with them well beyond 90 days.
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You can also use xdrip+ to reprogram the transmitter date to think it’s new. In fact you, have to do that as part of replacing the battery. After you do that, dexcom app, receiver, and t:slim pump will work with it again, too.

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Yep; I know. :slight_smile:

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Yesterday I did my first battery removal. I don’t have the correct batteries in stock yet, so I’ll install them after I get my Amazon order.

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Serial number starting with 8J would be a very very new transmitter.

The 81xxxx transmitters are VERY VERY old G6 transmitters, like first generation.

I have what are considered to be very good insurance benefits with my job. I only get one transmitter every 3 months, and only 3 sensors at a time.

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My wife and I had really “good” insurance over many years, and none of them covered us as well as Medicare/UHC Plan F does. And when u are retired it is great to not have to worry as much about medical costs!

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Amber Dymkowski (Redirecting...) sells refurbished G5 transmitters for $60. I’m not sure if she’s still doing this, but several months ago, she would also send you a refurbished transmitter for 2 unexpired G5 sensors.

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