Stockpiling Dexcom G5 transmitters: how long do they last?

From my limited experience, I have basically get a 6 month life on the G5 transmitter from when it shows up at my door. I posted some information on this from a Canadian perspective in another thread which is linked at the bottom of this post.

I made an attempt to always keep one G5 transmitter spare and stretched my first transmitter to 6 months using xdrip+ because my insurance only covers 1 transmitter every three months.

Dexcom Canada says (which is different from Dexcom US) - “Your transmitter is covered under a limited warranty for three months, starting from the shipment date.”

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