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Dexcom G7 sensor (10 days)

1 × 10-day sensor

Cheapest price: £61.50
Per day of wear: £6.15
Shops: 1

Prices

Dexcom£6.15 a day · 1 sensor · £61.50 with VAT; the shop shows £51.25 without, which people with diabetes can claim · price checked 29 Oct£61.50View at Dexcom (opens in a new tab)
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What it does

An all-in-one sensor and transmitter put on the back of the arm or the abdomen with an applicator. It is worn for up to 10 days plus a 12-hour grace period and sends a glucose reading up to every 5 minutes to the G7 app on a phone or smartwatch, or to a G7 receiver, with no scanning.

From the description on dexcom.com.

Dexcom G7 sensor (10 days) specs

Sensor wear (days): 10
Sensors in pack: 1
Phone: Dexcom G7 app on a compatible phone or smartwatch, or a G7 receiver (sold separately, £250 ex VAT)
Who it is for: For people with diabetes; sold self-pay by Dexcom UK (prices ex VAT; people with diabetes can claim VAT relief)
Grace period: 12 hours
Warm-up: 30 minutes
Reading interval: Up to every 5 minutes
Fingerprick calibration: No finger pricks or scanning needed
Where worn: Back of the arm, abdomen; upper buttocks for children aged 2 to 6
Water resistance: Waterproof to 2.4 m for up to 24 hours
Smartwatch: Within 6 metres of the paired phone; Apple Watch cannot be used for Share/Follow
Alerts: High, low and urgent low alerts; adjustable sound and volume; silent mode; alert schedule
Other apps: Dexcom Follow; Dexcom Clarity

The maker's figures, from dexcom.com. Further specs from dexcom.com.

How it compares

To buy, it is the 3rd cheapest of 5 glucose monitors we compare (the middle one costs £61.50).
On per day of wear it is the poorest value of 5 that state it.

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