How long did your transmitter last?

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Permalink Reply by Jan on August 17, 2009 at 5:20pm

That is great that Dexcom warranties the Transmitter for 12 months. Do they warranty the Receiver for twelve months as well? I would imagine insurance would just replace as needed, but not absolutely sure about that.

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Permalink Reply by DENNIS C ADAIR on June 4, 2009 at 7:18pm

I have mine minmed since 7/2007, so it is now 23 months and still going strong. does anyone know what they are surpose to last?

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Permalink Reply by James on June 9, 2009 at 12:41pm

After my first one quit I was told by Minimed that they expect roughly a one year life span on the transmitter.

By the way, it took a total of three months for my insurance to authorize the replacement of the transmitter When I inquired about it, they claimed it took so long due to a 'paperwork' error and would not happen again.

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Permalink Reply by Mike Carter on June 12, 2009 at 3:08pm

I wore the previous generation, ie the one with the pigtail that could not be recharged until the MiniLink was in general release. I am still on my first MiniLink, which is 23 or 24 months now with continuous use. The only time I am not wearing it is when I am recharging the battery or involved in an activity where it would be problematic. It does seem to be a flaky on occasion now. Since it is 18 months out of warranty, I will be getting a new one when my insurance rolls over to a new plan year in July. For the record I have asked three different MM phone reps about how long I should expect the transmitter to last and none of them could/would give me an answer. I have also asked both of my local MM reps in person with the same results. I have befriended my MM district manager and the next time I see him, this will certainly be on my list of questions!

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Permalink Reply by Beowulf on August 31, 2009 at 8:31am

I'm on my first transmitter still. Going on 16 months and still chugging along. I expect it to die any day now. My insurance won't cover the transmitter, but do cover the sensors. It's something at least. Still working on them to cover the transmitter since they have to go hand in hand.

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