# Welcome, introduce yourself here! **URL:** \ **Category:** Share\ **Created:** [March 22, 2017, 5:07am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/welcome-introduce-yourself-here/145 "2017-03-22T05:07:33Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 779
**Author:** ![Chris](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forum.fudiabetes.org/chris/32/382_2.png) [@Chris](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Chris)\ **Post date:** [June 7, 2018, 4:29pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/welcome-introduce-yourself-here/145/779 "2018-06-07T16:29:05Z")
The CGM has been lifechanging for us. However, the most important part was my son seeing how different foods and activities affect him. The second most impactful was the alarms to wake up when he is low at night. These alarms are a mixed blessing however, since sleep gets compromised. If you were trying to stretch a dollar, get a few used transmitters, have the batteries replaced, and for us each sensor can be stretched to 14-21 days, so you can get by for very little money. If you only ran it for 3 months a year, you would still get most of the benefit for very little cost, i.e. hundreds instead of thousands. If the battery replacement thing seems too much, then just buy one transmitter and use Xdrip+, you can get almost 6 months out of the G5 transmitter. See @Doc’s results. > [@How Long Does a G5 Transmitter REALLY Last? \*\*UPDATE-Transmitter Died\*\* UPDATE-New Transmitter \*\*\*UPDATE-2nd Transmitter sob](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/how-long-does-a-g5-transmitter-really-last-update-transmitter-died-update-new-transmitter-update-2nd-transmitter/1307): > > The Dexcom G5 transmitter will shut off after 105 days via a software command from the receiver. But that doesn’t mean the battery is dead or that the transmitter ceases functioning. It just means that the G5 receiver will no longer accept readings from it. So just how long will the transmitter battery last? Mine is at 123 days and still pretty strong. I’ll keep updating each week until it dies. Note that voltages and resistance are still in the excellent range after 123 days. BTW, thi… --- _[View the full topic](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/welcome-introduce-yourself-here/145)._