Cobaltblue
Member
- Relationship to Diabetes
- Type 1
Hello,
I started CGM in Sept 22 using Medtronic 780 & Gaurdian 4 sensors. My experience is that the CGM sensors often fail & I have replace them sometimes only a few days or hours after I have started them (they are supposed to last a week).This is very difficult, as this happens at very unpredicatble times: sometimes I am at work, out with our young sons or asleep. It is causing me lots of anxiety and it is difficult to plan things, especially travel. I have mentioned this to the Diabetes nurses several times & they tell me to phone Medtronic- which I do & I get through to a call centre. They just send a replacement sensor. But I am wondering if the transmitter is faulty, but no one seems to be able to answer this. Has anyone else experienced this? If so, what would you advise?
I started CGM in Sept 22 using Medtronic 780 & Gaurdian 4 sensors. My experience is that the CGM sensors often fail & I have replace them sometimes only a few days or hours after I have started them (they are supposed to last a week).This is very difficult, as this happens at very unpredicatble times: sometimes I am at work, out with our young sons or asleep. It is causing me lots of anxiety and it is difficult to plan things, especially travel. I have mentioned this to the Diabetes nurses several times & they tell me to phone Medtronic- which I do & I get through to a call centre. They just send a replacement sensor. But I am wondering if the transmitter is faulty, but no one seems to be able to answer this. Has anyone else experienced this? If so, what would you advise?