# Maximize Dexcom G5 Transmitter Life **URL:** https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/maximize-dexcom-g5-transmitter-life/2263 **Category:** Tips, Tech & Gear **Tags:** cgm, dexcom **Created:** [October 4, 2017, 11:25pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/maximize-dexcom-g5-transmitter-life/2263 "2017-10-04T23:25:03Z") **Posts on this page:** 1 **Showing post:** 6
### Author: ![Michel](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forum.fudiabetes.org/michel/32/387_2.png) [@Michel](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Michel) #### Post date: [October 5, 2017, 1:40am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/maximize-dexcom-g5-transmitter-life/2263/6 "2017-10-05T01:40:54Z")
> [@Thomas](#): > > I hope my day counts are not wrong !!! me too 🙂 I am now thinking that I should label the transmitter the same way as @Eric’s tip for the Pods: > [@Omnipod: Pod expiration reminder](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/omnipod-pod-expiration-reminder/1513): > > Not sure if anyone else does this, but I find it useful. For your pod expiration, the PDM only shows the date. Plus, you have to turn the PDM on to see it. I am not as aware of dates as I am the day-of-the week, and this is useful for me to remember my expiration day and time. I also write on there which insulin I filled it with, because I change that around often, and they are all a bit different. Anyway, I always put it on the pod with a sharpie, and that way I know when I am leaving the hou… I could label the transmitter with the date of Day 106 – assuming that @Thomas is counting correctly 🙂 --- _[View the full topic](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/maximize-dexcom-g5-transmitter-life/2263)._