Which would you change....Dexcom G5 runs 40 points low

I’m in the habit of giving it a cursory check over after removal (generally look to see if it is bloody or bent), but I’ll start checking it more carefully.

I hear ya. I guess I’m unclear on what is defined as a “transmitter failure” under this thread:

Is a failure a transmitter that dies? Or is a failure a sustained performance failure wherein it will not stay within 20% of fingerstick?

I’ve been fortunate enough to get a bit of a cushion on G5 transmitters. But the thing is that when I get to activating one, it’s older than a freshly received one. I’ve noticed before decreased performance in the last month with some of my transmitters. And then when I start a new one, the issues seem to disappear for a while. Maybe I’m wrong on that, but I believe I have concluded this at least once before…whether or not I’m correct is another story. It’s hard to know what to conclude on a lot of these things. Stuff either works or it doesn’t…but tracking down the real cause is tricky.

Yup. Always.

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