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Permalink Reply by metheniac on July 20, 2012 at 11:50am

Hi,
I would suggest calling Dex. It seems to me that I remember being told that the transmitters usually last only about a year or so. If you have been using this one since 2009, I would say you are way ahead of the game! It may very well be time for a replacement.
Please let us know what you find out!

Permalink Reply by etta amy on July 24, 2012 at 2:15pm

I had two sensors crap out in less than a week. In the past, I could always get almost 2 weeks out of every sensor by stopping and restarting. It made me wonder if they did something to the sensors so that they would not last more than a week. I remember listening to a presentation by a Dexcom executive who seemed puzzled that users were restarting to get another week out of the sensors...clearly he did not realize that over time there is improved accuracy.

The age of your transmitter has nothing to do with the multiple ???s followed by sensor death. In my experience, the only thing that happens with an old transmitter is that it transmits for a shorter distance.