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If you use a CGM, have you ever extended your sensor past its approved session duration?
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Yes, due to being out of state and flying home the next day. It was less risky to extend the sensor as it was a good site than to risk a sensor change that wasn’t performing well on the flight.
How would you extend it? My Dexcom works for 10 days then stops reading. Sensor has to be changed.
Extend Dexcom G6 sensor use by after sensor session ends, instead of removing sensor use old test strip or insurance card (or similar preferably thinner than credit card plastic) to slide between transmitter surrounding plastic to release the two locking tabs, remove transmitter from sensor and leave off sensor for 15 to 30 minutes, then snap transmitter into same sensor, start sensor with same code that came with the sensor or using the “No Code” option.
No, I haven’t. But HOW do you do such a thing?! I’d like to know how!
With the Freestyle Libre, there is no way of extending the sensor byond its approved session duration – It dies, practically to the minute of the 14 day period they’re good for…. However, periodically, they have suddenly died a number of days before they should expire (with no explanation)!
In Washington state we have an aggressive progressive state insurance commissioner and a powerful diabetic lobby. We hav3 Patty Murray and Cantrell in the Senate. I have Pramila Jayapal in the House of Representatives. In the state legislature Iāve had Senator Frockt, and representatives Pollet and Mendez. They listen. Please elect people who will listen to you. Insulin is capped at $35/vial in this state. My Dexcom sensors last 20 days. Get busy electing progressive democrats like AOC and the Gang of Four. Contribute to Public Citizen and the League of Women Voters. Contribute just $25 to Warnock and Stacey. Put $25 to support the Poor Peopleās Campaign. It pays off.
I use this guy’s test strip method for extending my Dexcom G6 sensor life. Often can get 20 days. Obliviously be watchful of skin irritation and performance but overall has worked pretty well for me. Adhesive usually fails before sensor does.
https://youtu.be/tx-kTsrkNUM
I have found it very difficult to extend past the approved duration although there are times I would like to. I know that some say they can extend their dexcom period but I haven’t figured out how to do it.