# Making your Dexcom G5/G6 transmitters last longer without using xDrip+

**URL:** https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/making-your-dexcom-g5-g6-transmitters-last-longer-without-using-xdrip/5467
**Category:** C/GM
**Tags:** dexcom
**Created:** [November 11, 2018, 12:31am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/making-your-dexcom-g5-g6-transmitters-last-longer-without-using-xdrip/5467 "2018-11-11T00:31:43Z")
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### Author: ![MM2](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forum.fudiabetes.org/mm2/32/3032_2.png) [@MM2](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/MM2)
#### Post date: [November 10, 2019, 4:03am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/making-your-dexcom-g5-g6-transmitters-last-longer-without-using-xdrip/5467/18 "2019-11-10T04:03:19Z")

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> [@ClaudnDaye](#):
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> Note: I waited until the 112th (or later) date to do my reset and it worked without a problem.

I think I did G6 80xx transmitter reset via xDrip, prior to day 112, and worked fine. My current transmitter is 81xx, and will also try reset prior to 112 to confirm.

With xDrip only, I did not really need to reset. But was also using G6 receiver.

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