I just got my new touchscreen G5 and will not be immediately using it since 1) a person is not able to run two Dexcom receivers at once, 2) there seems be be no carrying case option except for those from tallygear.com and 3) I don’t like the fact that the screen is oriented vertically and has no ability for the display to rotate as the device rotates. It seems like Dexcom made some major assumptions in their re-design of the G5, namely that users will be willing to carry it in their pockets like a cellphone instead of attaching it to their belt to be able to immediately see their BG reading. Consequently, the likelihood of temporarily losing the new design seems to be greater than with the push button G5 since one will either need to have it out while driving long distances or use the cell phone app. I don’t understand why Dexcom couldn’t have added more than two channels to the transmitters (one for receivers and one for cellphones). I tried starting up my new touchscreen receiver while my old one was running and the new one wouldn’t or couldn’t accept a Bluetooth signal. I’m also bummed that Dexcom seems to not be updating the list of compatible Android phones for use with the cellphone app. Even if they had to add them one at a time, that would be better than apparently adding them in groups. I had to revert to using a Samsung S5 phone instead of a much newer Motorola phone that’s not on the list.
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