# Did something dumb with my transmitter
**URL:** https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/did-something-dumb-with-my-transmitter/11576
**Category:** C/GM
**Created:** [July 7, 2021, 3:09pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/did-something-dumb-with-my-transmitter/11576 "2021-07-07T15:09:41Z")
**Posts on this page:** 9
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### Author:  [@Eric](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Eric)
#### Post date: [July 7, 2021, 3:09pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/did-something-dumb-with-my-transmitter/11576/1 "2021-07-07T15:09:41Z")
I threw it out. 🤦♂️
Just dumb. I always take off the sensor and throw it out. Same with my pods. So it just kind of happened - without thinking, doing that normal practice of peeling something off and throwing it away
It only had about 6 weeks on it.
I have more, so it isn’t a big deal. Just wasn’t thinking right. 🤷♂️
Any of you ever done that?
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### Author:  [@John58](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/John58)
#### Post date: [July 7, 2021, 4:56pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/did-something-dumb-with-my-transmitter/11576/2 "2021-07-07T16:56:25Z")
Almost. Murphy’s law seems to kick in when we’re in a hurry! I’ve started prying the transmitter out of its port first before I tear the sensor off, which keeps my brain focused on saving it. I’ve done the sort of similar thing with pods: Start a new pod and forget to take off the old expired one, go back a half hour later and rip off/trash the brand new pod.
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### Author:  [@Eric](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Eric)
#### Post date: [July 7, 2021, 5:57pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/did-something-dumb-with-my-transmitter/11576/3 "2021-07-07T17:57:00Z")
> [@John58](#):
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> Start a new pod and forget to take off the old expired one, go back a half hour later and rip off/trash the brand new pod.
I’ve taken off a sensor when I meant to take off my pod! 😂
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### Author:  [@glitzabetes](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/glitzabetes)
#### Post date: [July 7, 2021, 11:54pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/did-something-dumb-with-my-transmitter/11576/4 "2021-07-07T23:54:34Z")
I’ve done this before when I was younger (probably vintage Dexcom days, like Dexcom Seven or Seven Plus), accidentally threw away my whole sensor + transmitter, I think it was at like a theme park or something like that to make it even more unrecoverable. At the time we did not have extras, and my parents definitely were not pleased lol 😬
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### Author:  [@Trying](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Trying)
#### Post date: [July 8, 2021, 1:50am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/did-something-dumb-with-my-transmitter/11576/5 "2021-07-08T01:50:16Z")
Yep, I’ve done it. I’m usually just so happy to tear that sensor off of me that it is so easy to toss it out without removing the transmitter! I did rummage through the trash to recover it though!
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### Author:  [@karen337](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/karen337)
#### Post date: [July 10, 2021, 9:30pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/did-something-dumb-with-my-transmitter/11576/6 "2021-07-10T21:30:10Z")
I did in the beginning but I was fortunate. I realized it later and pulled it out of the garbage before it went to the curb. 😬 😲
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### Author:  [@jbowler](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/jbowler)
#### Post date: [July 14, 2021, 1:57am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/did-something-dumb-with-my-transmitter/11576/7 "2021-07-14T01:57:10Z")
> [@Eric](#):
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> Any of you ever done that?
Too many separate bits and pieces (roll on G7, maybe).
The only problem is when I drop something I want into the sharps container. Takes _forever_ to shake everything out of that thing.
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### Author:  [@Marie](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Marie)
#### Post date: [July 14, 2021, 4:04am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/did-something-dumb-with-my-transmitter/11576/8 "2021-07-14T04:04:56Z")
It’s slightly possible if you call Dexcom and tell them that they will replace it, it’s worth a try! 🙂
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### Author:  [@Pastadude](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Pastadude)
#### Post date: [July 17, 2021, 6:25pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/did-something-dumb-with-my-transmitter/11576/9 "2021-07-17T18:25:59Z")
Those guys are jerks… I’ve tried this in an attempt to score bonus transmitters, they will _not_ send replacements without recovering the original, they’re super stingy about it!