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Permalink Reply by Natalie ._c- on December 19, 2012 at 5:20pm

Do you have to take out the sensor? You can leave the transmitter with your clothes, and it will register no signal while it is out of range, but will connect right up again once it is in range.

I think you should call Dexcom with this question!

Permalink Reply by Clare on December 19, 2012 at 5:43pm

The brief safety statement from Dexcom states : Remove the Dexcom G4 Platinum system before MRI, CT scan, or diathermy treatment. It does not say anything about digital mammography. I would still give them a call to check, but I don't think it would be a problem to keep the sensor on and running.

Permalink Reply by kjrider on December 19, 2012 at 8:09pm

Been there done that. Not a problem.

Permalink Reply by jla on December 20, 2012 at 8:04am

I only remove it when asked to! Always CT scans & MRI, sometimes x-rays. Have had several mammograms without removing the sensor.

Permalink Reply by candyberry on December 22, 2012 at 5:28pm

Thank you everyone for your answers. I emailed Dexcom and they said to leave it up and running and to contact them if I was asked to turn it off.

Permalink Reply by Clare on December 22, 2012 at 6:18pm

Only problem with that is you sit on hold for 45 minutes before anyone picks up the phone. I had that problem last night with a sensor that did the ??? 3 times in the first hour of use and then gave me three readings and 3 more ??? so I waited on the phone for at least 1/2 hour before getting an answer from tech support.

Permalink Reply by Adam Kaye on January 2, 2013 at 10:48am

A mammogram is really just a type of X-ray. You shouldn't have any problem. Even a CT scan shouldn't really affect it unless the sensor is in the way of the beams. The only radiology test you would need to remove it for is probably an MRI. Obviously call Dexcom and ask, but I can't imagine a sensor or transmitter getting in the way of x-ray beams involved in mammogram, x-ray, or CT.