@Thomas That is a piece of information I neglected to document. Boxes are long gone. Iāll be sure to note the next ones.
if i have a G5 transmitter from 2 years ago that i have never used, is it still functional or does it expire despite the lack of its use?
@daisymae I think the batteries do not start discharging until the transmitter has been connected to a sensor. So in theory it should still work.
Weekly G5 Transmitter Update: 172 days!
Well, it appears as if the batteries are getting stronger!
Resistance has decreased to 592, and I really have not seen it over 600 this past week. What seems even more amazing is that voltage A and B are slightly increased as well.
Itās looking like all previous guesses on this transmitterās longevity will be out the window.
Dexcom: Takes a licking and keeps on ticking 
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Almost forgot the now obligatory puppy picture.
From her puppy training graduation about six weeks ago. Given her current state of behavior I think Iām going to request a refund!
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That is absolutely amazing. This is radically changing some of the understanding I had of the G4 and G5.
So do I get the Price is Right dead transmitter then? i think that was my guessā¦
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@TiaG Canāt have my dead transmitter yet, itās still going strong!
G5 Transmitter Weekly Update
Still going strong at 179 days! Resistance holding steady at 587, not even close yet to the dreaded 1000 mark.
The only puzzling glitch is that Voltage B has dropped below 300 to 299. Looks like that battery will be the Achilles heel. The question still is when it will fail.
But if it fails this week, well six months isnāt too bad.
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I am thinking there must be a hidden movement-driven battery charger somewhere in your G5ā¦ You have a custom model!
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Nah, I think that cell B will fall off a cliff at some point, and the then it will be done in quickly.
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Looks like the end is near. Voltages are low and looks like theyāre ready to plummet, and the transmitter to burn and die.
Note how xDrip+ now highlights these values in red. Itās already given me two notifications that the transmitter is almost dead.
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Still pretty amazing that you have used it for almost a half a year!
Awe 
Hi. I just joined this incredible group. I started my dexcom 5 on tax day, have been using xdrip+ and have already extended the battery life by 1 month. Could you tell me how you get that status screen? Mine is much less informative.
Iām not sure if this screen shot uploaded correctly.
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Hi @Osoblu Welcome to the best DOC on the interwebs. Glad you joined us!
You can get other status pages simply by swiping left. The next one, the G5 status page, is the one with all of the juicy information.
I donāt remember, can you view the data on-line via Clarity with xDrip+ also? How do you see the trending data with xDrip? (past 7, 14, 30, 90 days data as you see online with Clarity/glooka)
@ClaudnDaye Harold, itās all there. Just but the āhamburgerā menu in the upper right, go to statistics, and you get all kinds of info for today, yesterday, 7 days, 30 days, 90 days. Hereās a sample.
Also, you can get a daily glucose track with daily stats by going to history.
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Well, almost dead. Itās been 186 days.
Been getting notifications from xDrip+ that the transmitter is almost dead for about a week now. Resistance is still pretty good (under 700), but the batterysā voltages are just about ready to fall off of the cliff.
(Note that they are highlighted in red by the app)
These are the notifications Iāve been getting
On my last transmitter I only got the notification twice before the transmitter died. So this one doesnāt seem like itās going to go quietly without a fight.
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Well, the transmitter that wouldnāt die, died last night. Because I use the watch to connect to the transmitter the readings just stopped without any notification on the phone.
I woke up because my Bg was low at about 6am and noticed I had not gotten a reading for about five hours.
Unfortunately, I botched the screenshot (Bg was 45 so Iām not surprised), but Voltage A was 256 and Voltage B was about 230. Resistance was, remarkably only 557.
I think it lasted for a week and a half after the voltage dropped below 300 because the resistance stayed fairly low. @Chris, is this a valid assumption?
But the transmitter lasted for 191 days!
That is nearly twice as long as the Dexcom controlled 105 day limit. Weāll see how long the new one that I started this morning will last.
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