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Dexcom ONE+ sensor

1 × 10-day sensor

Cheapest price: £36.99
Per day of wear: £3.70
Shops: 4

Prices

The Independent Pharmacy£3.70 a day · 1 sensor · price checked 29 Oct£36.99View at The Independent Pharmacy (opens in a new tab)
Chemist4U£3.81 a day · 3 sensors · £114.23 with VAT; the shop shows £95.19 without, which people with diabetes can claim · price checked 29 Oct£114.23View at Chemist4U (opens in a new tab)
Dexcom£4.20 a day · 1 sensor · £42 with VAT; the shop shows £35 without, which people with diabetes can claim · price checked 29 Oct£42View at Dexcom (opens in a new tab)
MyPharmacy£5 a day · 1 sensor · price checked 29 Oct£49.99View at MyPharmacy (opens in a new tab)
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What it does

An all-in-one sensor and transmitter, pre-loaded in an applicator that inserts it at the press of a button on the back of the arm or the abdomen. It is worn for up to 10 days plus a 12-hour grace period and sends a glucose reading about every 5 minutes to a phone, smartwatch or Dexcom receiver.

From the description on dexcom.com.

Dexcom ONE+ sensor specs

Sensor wear (days): 10
Sensors in pack: 1
Phone: Dexcom ONE+ app on a compatible phone or smartwatch, or a Dexcom ONE+ receiver (sold separately)
Who it is for: Diabetes CGM 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: About every 5 minutes
Fingerprick calibration: No finger pricks 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
Alerts: High and low alerts; adjustable sound and volume; delayed first alert
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 cheapest of 5 glucose monitors we compare (the middle one costs £61.50).
On per day of wear it is the 3rd best value of 5 that state it.

All glucose monitors, ranked