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If you are currently using a CGM, where on your body is your sensor placed right now?
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My CGM is on my side (love handle).
My lower part of right arm
Currently on front of right arm. I use the upper, side, and back of both arms. That leaves my everything else free for pump sites
i reserve my abdomen for CGM sites. Infusion sets go everywhere else.
I use the outside of the upper arm (left side as I sleep less on that side). You have to experiment to find a place that doesn’t result in compression lows; I find the area between the tricep and bicep seems to work best for that.
My cgm is placed mid body, above my navel on the right side.
Upper thigh, central.
At one time I would alternate upper top of my arm, bicep area. Now I am currently using underarm and abdomen. Prefer abdomen above all, tried thigh and my readings were off by a lot.
Front of thigh
Dexcom sensors are too expensive to risk knocking one off in a doorway or with clothing. I use only my abdomen.
Like a couple others here, top of my thigh is current location. I alternate with upper arm, and switch my infusion sites like that too.
Quad
My Eversense is IN my upper arm. I’ve had it for about 50 days, so about 130 more to go before I have to change it! 😀
While I suppose the transmitter could get knocked off, it is not attached to the sensor (thank goodness or I think my arm would be a mangled mess), so if it does get knocked off, I just tape it back on.
I see my endocrinologist next week and I’ll be asking him about this CGM. When I looked online last year there was only 1 endocrinologist in our area who was trained to do it so I’m hoping this will change ASAP!
Mid-thigh. I’m a side sleeper, so no outer thigh and my inner thigh is too jiggly.
Right shoulder
Upper abdomen? Just below diaphragm
After far too many nights being awoken by my CGM alarming due to compression lows, I started experimenting by wearing two CGM sensors at the same time- one on upper arm & other on upper thigh- readings were similar. I use the Dexcom G7 which is only approved in the USA for wear on upper arm. I’m wearing it now on top of upper thigh and sleeping MUCH better than before.
I normally wear it on my abdomen, but for Diabetes Awareness Month I am wearing it on my arm so it is more visible.
Only Abdomen, until Tandem can get their Smart Phone program revised to use, G6 and G7 Sensors information. This should come at the end of the year.
Side of upper arm