# Omnipod 5 and dexcom newbie help

**URL:** https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/omnipod-5-and-dexcom-newbie-help/12993
**Category:** Type 1 & LADA
**Tags:** dexcom, omnipod
**Created:** [August 4, 2022, 10:21pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/omnipod-5-and-dexcom-newbie-help/12993 "2022-08-04T22:21:26Z")
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#### Post date: [August 12, 2022, 6:08pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/omnipod-5-and-dexcom-newbie-help/12993/24 "2022-08-12T18:08:21Z")

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Hey Welcome @davisxa to FuD, and thanks for clarifying that. There seems to be a lot of confusion about the Om5 and how it works. I’ve been using it for a while and have often gone “phoneless” using the PDM to get my CGM BG readings.

Just to reinforce how it works: Here is a screenshot of the Dexcom BG reading on the Om5 PDM without using a phone. The BG reading goes from G6 sensor to pod and then from pod to PDM. In both manual and auto mode.

 ![image](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/uploads/fudiabetes/original/2X/5/56da532c8d12597d10ffd0a3e33a93b2caf18eaf.jpeg)

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