Start up kit is £500 and 4 sensor box is £186 after that or single sensors are about £50.Ahh ok thanks. Any idea of how much of a reduced cost? I've looked on the Animas website but can't seem to find anything to do with the cgm bits.
Again thanks for all your useful info. Much appreciated
Hi, I have three boxes of Dexcom G4 sensors that I have received as a Christmas gift and would like to sell. I am happy to sell them for £220 each.
An expensive gift : D Are they excess to your requirements or have you stopped using your Dexcom?
They have normally a years use by date on them so why not use them. No one would be daft enough to buy them because there's no guarantee with them.Hi, I have three boxes of Dexcom G4 sensors that I have received as a Christmas gift and would like to sell. I am happy to sell them for £220 each.
I've updated the initial post. Interestingly, if you can get a month out of each G4 sensor, with the new pricing it now works out cheaper than the Libre!
Yup, done. Forgot about that.Tim, I think you need to correct the G5 Transmitter life on the update. As I understand it they only last 3 months?
I have had a G4 for almost 2 years now and have kept accurate record of sensor life. The average sensor lasts 21 days. (This ignores 3 which failed same day as inserted and were replaced by AT/dexcom FRee of charge) shortest was 8 days longest was 42 days)Yup, done. Forgot about that.
Thanks MoonSpirit. It seems to very much depend on a person by person basis. on the six I've used, they have been either 27-29 days or 1-3 days. There wasn't anything in between.I have had a G4 for almost 2 years now and have kept accurate record of sensor life. The average sensor lasts 21 days. (This ignores 3 which failed same day as inserted and were replaced by AT/dexcom FRee of charge) shortest was 8 days longest was 42 days)
Assuming you got given free replacements for the 1-3 day ones then they don't count so your average will be 28 days.Thanks MoonSpirit. It seems to very much depend on a person by person basis. on the six I've used, they have been either 27-29 days or 1-3 days. There wasn't anything in between.
I've been in touch with dexcom about the g5. They said an android receiver app is potentially coming in the 2nd week of January.
However the told me a transmitter costs £200 and lasts for 100 days (about 3 months). Sensors cost £50 and last 7 days (may last longer but they only support up to 7).
This is a lot more expensive than than the libre I'm currently using?
At the moment the G5 sensors are identical to G4s which many people use for a lot more than 7 days. I average around 18 days. In my case the sensors work out cheaper than a Libre but I've stuck with the G4 because of the transmitter life - last 3 kept going for 12 months, 13 months & 8 months. I use the xDrip+ app on my Android phone with a DIY built xDrip box.
Hi Justadad, that's precisely what the manufacturers are playing on. Your nervousness. With the exception of the Libre, the other systems require you to calibrate twice a day, so you always have a reference back to how accurate they are. Those of us who use them like this really don't consider it risky (and there are many parents who do so too).What concerns me most is the lifespan of the sensors, how do you know your sensor is giving you correct readings if it is, say day 20, while the manufacturer says they were designed to last 7 days. Isn't that risky?