# Dexcom G7 - Failed Sensors **URL:** \ **Category:** C/GM\ **Created:** [October 12, 2024, 3:53am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/dexcom-g7-failed-sensors/14940 "2024-10-12T03:53:09Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 47
**Author:** ![Eric](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forum.fudiabetes.org/eric/32/9209_2.png) [@Eric](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Eric)\ **Post date:** [December 12, 2024, 7:10pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/dexcom-g7-failed-sensors/14940/47 "2024-12-12T19:10:22Z")
A little background info for those who had never used it. (_Not really relevant or related to the topic of this thread, but just for fun comparisons._) The G5 inserter was totally old-school. It had a manual insertion, and looked like some medieval torture device! ![image](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/uploads/fudiabetes/original/2X/1/1f0bd8beb532372ab3e4b9f107ed208ce0a63bcf.jpeg) It was much more uncomfortable than the G6 or G7. But on the plus side, it was packaged much smaller, and a lot easier to pack for travel. When the G6 first came out, there was a lot of discussion of how big it was. And when I saw it, this is what I posted on FUD: > [@The Dexcom G6 is GIGANTIC!](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/the-dexcom-g6-is-gigantic/4479/15): > > It does look a little bit too big to be practical. [image] ![image](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/uploads/fudiabetes/original/2X/6/61be0f292b8d1d4fc397e25255b76476cfe30247.jpeg) --- _[View the full topic](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/dexcom-g7-failed-sensors/14940)._