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<blockquote data-quote="JontyW" data-source="post: 1275922" data-attributes="member: 40312"><p>Here are the costings and you can see that G4 & G5 are dominated by how long you can make the sensors last. My average sensor life so far is 4.5 weeks, and it seems that many can get between 2 and 4 weeks, and up to 10 weeks in a few cases. My first sensor lasted 8.5 weeks and is my best to date. Keeping good adhesion is key and I use Skin Tac to stick down any peeling edges after a week or so. Plus I use Tegaderm with a hole cut in it to put over the original G4 pad. Also it seems that have good control appears to extend the sensor life.</p><p></p><p>The costing table assumes the Receiver will in fact last 2yrs, even though it is only warrantied for 1yr. Dexcom incorrectly advised me that Receiver warranty was 2yr in Uk but 1yr in US, which was incorrect. But it means they will run for 2yrs so I've costed it that way.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="JontyW, post: 1275922, member: 40312"] Here are the costings and you can see that G4 & G5 are dominated by how long you can make the sensors last. My average sensor life so far is 4.5 weeks, and it seems that many can get between 2 and 4 weeks, and up to 10 weeks in a few cases. My first sensor lasted 8.5 weeks and is my best to date. Keeping good adhesion is key and I use Skin Tac to stick down any peeling edges after a week or so. Plus I use Tegaderm with a hole cut in it to put over the original G4 pad. Also it seems that have good control appears to extend the sensor life. The costing table assumes the Receiver will in fact last 2yrs, even though it is only warrantied for 1yr. Dexcom incorrectly advised me that Receiver warranty was 2yr in Uk but 1yr in US, which was incorrect. But it means they will run for 2yrs so I've costed it that way. [/QUOTE]
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