Restarting Dexcom G5 sensor

[donnac1968]

Just thinking ahead for next week - I am wearing my first sensor and want to get more than 7 days. How do I restart it after the 7 days is up?
Thanks

 

[Deleted Account]

... The same way you started it first time.
Keep the sensor in place and start the sensor.

 

[donnac1968]

... The same way you started it first time.
Keep the sensor in place and start the sensor.

Oh that’s easy

 

[donnac1968]

Ok do I wait til the sensor has ended at 5.30 this afternoon? Or stop it before then and restart it?

 

[Engineer88]

Ok do I wait til the sensor has ended at 5.30 this afternoon? Or stop it before then and restart it?

Either, whatever works for you. obviously itll move on restart time wise 2 hours a week so a point will come that you say, no too late. 7.30 isn't too bad though.

How are you finding it? have you used any additional 'stick' yet?

 

[donnac1968]

Either, whatever works for you. obviously itll move on restart time wise 2 hours a week so a point will come that you say, no too late. 7.30 isn't too bad though.

How are you finding it? have you used any additional 'stick' yet?

It’s great. I used skin tac underneath and I got some of those big flesh coloured patches

. And it has stayed completely stuck so far. Estimating at least another week if the restart works ok.

 

[therower]

Either, whatever works for you. obviously itll move on restart time wise 2 hours a week so a point will come that you say, no too late. 7.30 isn't too bad though.

How are you finding it? have you used any additional 'stick' yet?

I'm using Dexcom G4. If I start sensor at 5.30pm on a Friday it will end 5.30pm the following Friday if I then re boot it immediately it will still finish at 5.30pm the following Friday. For me the 7 days includes the 2 hr warm up, meaning I will always activate or re activate at the same time.
Not sure if G5 is different.

 

[therower]

Hi @donnac1968 . I find those patches to be really good, they tend to flex and move a lot like your skin.
Mine usually stay on for 12/14 days then start to lift at the edges. I then carefully cut away the outer edge, clean skin, a bit of skin tac and stick another patch on top.

 

[crumpy]

Do those patches have a hole already in the centre of them for the sensor or do you cut it out?

 

[therower]

Do those patches have a hole already in the centre of them for the sensor or do you cut it out?

They are pre cut.

 

[crumpy]

Can I ask where you get them from?

 

[therower]

Can I ask where you get them from?

I tap in Dexcom patches. Go to Amazon and there they are. Pack of 25 Oval patches by Insulin life.
Apologies I'm not very good with techno stuff hence I have no idea how to do a link, if that's what it is.

 

[Engineer88]

Can I ask where you get them from?

You can also get cooler ones from Rockadex

They do things like stars, dinos, penguins

 

[therower]

You can also get cooler ones from Rockadex

They do things like stars, dinos, penguins

Not sure a dinosaur or penguin will cut the mustard up the gym for an old bloke like me

 

[Engineer88]

Not sure a dinosaur or penguin will cut the mustard up the gym for an old bloke like me

Anybody can rock a dinosaur

 

[jlarsson]

I'd go with the penguin myself, whether it looks like Tux or not.

 

[donnac1968]

You can also get cooler ones from Rockadex

They do things like stars, dinos, penguins

Oooooh I want some of those fancy ones now!!