# Dexcom G6 Bleeding **URL:** \ **Category:** T1D Tech & Daily Management Support\ **Created:** [February 14, 2023, 3:58am UTC](https://forum.breakthrought1d.org/t/dexcom-g6-bleeding/72767 "2023-02-14T03:58:12Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![poldham6](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/67e7ee/32.png) [@poldham6](https://forum.breakthrought1d.org/u/poldham6)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2023, 3:58am UTC](https://forum.breakthrought1d.org/t/dexcom-g6-bleeding/72767/1 "2023-02-14T03:58:12Z")
Hello everyone! I have been a diabetic for 12 years and am 20 years old. I am a very active college athlete who has been wearing a Dexcom since I was like 12, and I have never had any real big issues up until the past 2 months. I have been having issues with my sensor staying accurate. I have tried letting the system fix itself knowing its not perfect, and I have only had 1 successful sensor to last the whole 10 days in the past month. I feel like I am just going through them like water. My biggest problem right now with my suspected inaccuracies is bleeding when inserting my sensor. I do not have a lot of bleeding when I am inserting, but just a little underneath where the needle goes in. I have called Dexcom about the issue and they said it should be fine, but I always seem to have issues when I have blood after insertion. This last sensor did great the first 24 hours up until I took a shower and the dried blood seeped out onto the adhesive. This is when I started to get big inaccuracies. I am just looking for some direction on this issue and any helpful hints to how I can solve this problem. ---
**Author:** ![joe](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/forum.breakthrought1d.org/joe/32/2937_2.png) [@joe](https://forum.breakthrought1d.org/u/joe)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2023, 6:45am UTC](https://forum.breakthrought1d.org/t/dexcom-g6-bleeding/72767/2 "2023-02-14T06:45:15Z")
Hi @poldham6 welcome to Type One Nation. I have the G6 and I have had a bunch of them bleed and a few failures as well. I have not noticed that blood is the end/death of a sensor. I have heard complaints where all of a sudden there are many failures and it seems (this is a guess) to happen from time to time and then stop. I can say that the g6 likes to be on me where there’s a little bit of cushion. They hurt more and bleed more near muscle. Are you tending to use them in the same spots or do you have 4or 6 spots you can rotate through? Just a thought. Dehydration is an issue for me and making sure I’m getting enough water does make a difference. For me the first day is the weird one. I get choppy signals and my sensors all read very low. I don’t calibrate the first 24 I simply ignore it. After 24 hours I check against a finger stick in the morning and if I need to calibrate I get the best results when my bs is steady and below 150. Then I typically get 9 good days afterwards. Hope you are getting replacements from Dexcom. Good luck 🍀 ---
**Author:** ![ExerciseGuy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/a88e57/32.png) [@ExerciseGuy](https://forum.breakthrought1d.org/u/ExerciseGuy)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2023, 6:44pm UTC](https://forum.breakthrought1d.org/t/dexcom-g6-bleeding/72767/3 "2023-02-14T18:44:08Z")
Hi Paige, I have been using a Minimed 670G for about 5 years now, and I occasionally develop bleeding at the site of insertion of a sensor. My experience has been that most of the time when I develop a bleed, I start to get inaccurate readings from that site between several to 24 hours later. Because of this, I try to avoid these particular locations for future sensor insertions. Fortunately, I have not experienced bleeding in too many locations. I suspect the bleeding is due to the puncturing of small blood vessels that one’s eyes just cannot perceive when inserting a sensor. ---
**Author:** ![wadawabbit](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/forum.breakthrought1d.org/wadawabbit/32/3890_2.png) [@wadawabbit](https://forum.breakthrought1d.org/u/wadawabbit)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2023, 1:51am UTC](https://forum.breakthrought1d.org/t/dexcom-g6-bleeding/72767/4 "2023-02-15T01:51:05Z")
Do you take aspirin? It can thin the blood, making it harder to stop bleeding. Some herbs and herbal meds can do the same. ---
**Author:** ![REESEScups07](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/forum.breakthrought1d.org/reesescups07/32/4638_2.png) [@REESEScups07](https://forum.breakthrought1d.org/u/REESEScups07)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2023, 2:11am UTC](https://forum.breakthrought1d.org/t/dexcom-g6-bleeding/72767/5 "2023-02-15T02:11:51Z")
So I’ve noticed you said the same “site” singular, have you considered trying out a new spot? Good luck either way ---
**Author:** ![poldham6](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/67e7ee/32.png) [@poldham6](https://forum.breakthrought1d.org/u/poldham6)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2023, 1:43am UTC](https://forum.breakthrought1d.org/t/dexcom-g6-bleeding/72767/6 "2023-02-16T01:43:51Z")
I normally rotate all the time, but recently I have only been able to have successful ones on my upper buttock area. I do not have much fat on my body and that is the place I have the most. I used to always put them on my stomach, but I have found that spot to be difficult recently. ---
**Author:** ![poldham6](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/67e7ee/32.png) [@poldham6](https://forum.breakthrought1d.org/u/poldham6)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2023, 1:44am UTC](https://forum.breakthrought1d.org/t/dexcom-g6-bleeding/72767/7 "2023-02-16T01:44:51Z")
Does anyone find the replacement sensors they get to be more difficult than the ones that they get from prescription from their pharmacy? Most of the ones I get when my new shipment comes in to be better than the ones that I get as replacements.