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Permalink Reply by Sindhilicious on July 7, 2011 at 2:15pm

it does happen unfortunately. remove the sensor and put in a new one. you won't get readings with blood in there.

Permalink Reply by Colleen in NH on July 7, 2011 at 2:22pm

I just started last Saturday so no advice, but I'm glad you wrote about this so I won't be surprised if/when it happens to me.

Permalink Reply by babygirl8408 on July 7, 2011 at 2:32pm

This has happened to me once. It really hurt going in when it happened so I knew something was wrong because it usually doesn't hurt but I had to remove it and place a new one in and it was fine. I think I may have just hit a blood vessel or nerve.

Permalink Reply by Andrew Tumsuden on July 7, 2011 at 3:20pm

Mine works with blood usually

Permalink Reply by Kim3 on July 8, 2011 at 5:18am

Thank you all for reply. I changed it and it was fine..well at least for a little while. On our second failed sensor. But that was very painful for my son.

Permalink Reply by Meda-Kay on July 11, 2011 at 3:08pm

Kim, I can feel your pain. My last three sensors have not been good. They were all out of the same box and lot numbers. Dexcom insists that you can't get a bad batch of sensors. They replaced 2 and the third I'm just too frustrated to even call. I really don't even want to put on the fourth one from the box. I think this time, I'm going to use one of the replacements they sent me and see how it works. My readings have been all over the place and a lot more off than the 20% they say is acceptable. At this point, the Dexcom is really not doing me any good. Not if I can't trust it.

Permalink Reply by Emily on July 11, 2011 at 5:29am

You can pull it and call Dex for a replacement. I had one that was gushing once and they did that. Additionally, I had one that I tried to make work and I had wacky numbers (like off by 100-200) and they told me to pull it and they would replace it.

Permalink Reply by Kim3 on July 12, 2011 at 2:41pm

All of these failed sensors were from the same batch. Dexacom has replaced them..thankfully. The one that we hit a blood vessel, we had to remove and our trainer with Dexacom replaced that one. This one we have on his stomach for almost 6 days...and number have pretty accurate since 2nd day. I'm liking it when it does act up lol