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Permalink Reply by Rebecca on November 17, 2011 at 10:54am

I love my Dexcom 7+ and the sensors are rated for 7 days. I usually get about 2.5 weeks out of each sensor. That will help keep the cost down somewhat. The readings are generally within 10 - 15 points of my meter and it updates every 5 minutes. The receiver isn't small (about 11cm long and 5.5cm wide) but it fits in my pocket just fine. I've had mine for 26 months now and it's still running fine.

Permalink Reply by markkoeks on November 18, 2011 at 4:27am

Hi Rebecca, do you wear a pump too? Or is the meter and pump one device?

Permalink Reply by Rebecca on November 18, 2011 at 7:42am

I wear the Omnipod Insulin pump and a Dexcom Sensor / receiver. They keep promising to integrate but I think it's still at least a year out. so right now I'm wearing both.

Permalink Reply by jrtpup on November 17, 2011 at 1:51pm

I also love my Dexcom. Keep in mind that the readings it shows are 10-15 min behind a FS, so it's not for use in making treatment decisions. It usually takes a day or so for a new sensor to be accurate for me. I can usually get them to alst 2.5-3 weeks also. Painless insertion, painless to wear. I've had mine replaced once for a malfunction with no problem.

Permalink Reply by Franco on November 25, 2011 at 3:07pm

I've used both Navigator and Dexcom, currently using Dex because Nav is no longer available in the US. For me Nav is hands down much better and more accurate, longer extended sensor life which saves money if you have to self pay. The Nav transmitter is bigger and the sensor insertion is a little more tricky and that's the only part of the Dex that is better. The Dex alarms are a joke! I had to get a $100 baby monitor in order to get the Dex to awaken me. I'll switch back to Nav if it ever comes back to the US.

Since you're in the UK the Nav is available there, you're so lucky to have that option that we can't get here in the US.

Permalink Reply by Zo Zo on November 26, 2011 at 9:08am

Erm they are manufactured under Abbott in the UK, pretty certain I am able to receive that, I use Abbott for my blood sugar monitors anyway. They say that they can be used for up to 5 days, where as the dex can be used for a couple of weeks.
We have to pay complete price if we want it though, as it's not paid for via the NHS although I'm going to try to get one on there, and in the UK the medical health care insurance doesn't happen unless your rich, so I will have to pay a large amount of money each month which will make it a greater struggle for me financially. The navigator would cost me £240 ($370) a month in comparison to the Dexcom £125-£187 ($192-$288) month. So I'm trying to put that into perspective too.

Permalink Reply by John H on November 26, 2011 at 2:43pm

Officially, the Dexcom works for 7 days and the Navigator works for 5. Most people extend these by resetting them after the official time is up. I generally use the navigator for 15 days. Sometimes I get less, sometimes more. My understanding is the Dexcom can usually be extended for 2 cycles, sometimes more.