Insurance for Dexcom Transmitter

[Postleneo]

Just taken the plunge and purchased a Dexcom G4 transmitter with sensors and was wondering if the transmitter can be insured - Tried with my bank who have stated they can not insure the transmitter as it holds no storage therefore not classed as a 'Gadget' but a medical device. Has anyone insured a Dexcom transmitter? . just wondering as £375 is a bit expensive to loose if the dog gets hungry and decides it may be nice to try and bite it off and eat it

 

[Engineer88]

if you have a pump with insurance insulinpumpinsurance.co.uk covers dexcom for free now

 

[Deleted Account]

Do you mean the transmitter or the receiver. The transmitter (the bit that transmits your BG) is the bit that is stuck to you and most dogs wouldn't try to pull something off you from under your clothes.

Regardless, have you tried just adding it to your home insurance?
I added my pump o my home insurance with no trouble. They charged a little extra for it but that is worth about ten times the cost of a Dexvom.

 

[Scott-C]

Maybe worth checking your existing home and contents insurance policy - these can be much broader than you might think. They often cover wearable and moveable devices in and out of the home but it depends entirely on what the particular policy says, excesses etc.

Years ago, I was given a free week long trial of one of the early Medtronic Guardians, as part of a sales pitch, asked them how much the receiver cost, was something ridiculous like £4000! I was totally paranoid that week about losing it!

 

[Dairygrade]

Hello just check it may be covered by your home insurance just guessing but worth a try? Sorry this was posted after scott-c reply.