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    If you use a CGM, how often do you use adhesive wipes to help your sensors stick?

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    42 Comments

    1. AnitaS

      Technically I don’t use wipes, but I use the liquid form of Skin-Tac. I actually use it for two reasons 1) It helps my CGM stay on for the 10-day wear, and 2) It acts as a barrier between the CGM adhesive tape and my skin as the CGM adhesive tape can make me itch.

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      1. George Lovelace

        I checked “Rarely” but like you I never use “Wipes”, much cheaper buying the Bottle with the Swab, been doing this since 2009

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    2. Mick Martin

      I don’t use adhesive wipes any longer. I did for about the first 15 years but they dry my skin out too much. i.e. my skin becomes ‘scaly’.

      I now use a barrier spray called Cavilon. (It’s made by 3M, which a fellow diabetic on here informs me is an American company.)

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    3. KCR

      I don’t use adhesive wipes but sometimes I will use an overpatch to make sure it sticks (e.g., during yardwork or playing with my grandkids).

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    4. Janice Bohn

      I use a skin barrier wipe and then skin tack wipe

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    5. cynthia jaworski

      As long as I don’t bump into door frames, everything stays in place.

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    6. Marie Foster

      I use skin tac on my daughter. But I do have to clean and scrub to get it off and then lotion the heck out of it when the sensor is removed.

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      1. Annie Wall

        Believe it or not, I use Neutrogena oil-free eye makeup remover to easily get rid of the residue when I remove my sensor.

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    7. Gary Taylor

      When I started wearing a sensor in 2008, I was told that the adhesive in the wipes affects the sensor. I use an overlay patch, Smith & Nephew’s IV 3000, to hold everything in place.

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    8. TomH

      I do use a cotton ball with rubbing alcohol to remove the “ring” on removal and preparation, but no particular product to assist the adhesive otherwise.

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    9. Carolann Hunt

      They changed the adhesive a few years ago and they stick better now.

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    10. Nicholas Argento

      I always do, G6 with Skin Tac. I rarely have them not stick that way.

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    11. Jane Cerullo

      I always use SkinTac. Ran out and Dexcom stayed on just fine. Will continue to use as makes me feel confident won’t come off.

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    12. Lawrence S.

      Since your question is directed toward CGM’s only, I answered “Never.” I clean the area with alcohol wipes, and use the Overpatch, supplied by Dexcom.

      However, I do use adhesive wipes for my insulin pump cannula insertion.

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    13. Lee Johnson

      Do you mean an “overpatch”?

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      1. AnitaS

        No, there are wipes (like an alcohol pad) that have adhesive them to apply to your skin so that the sensors will stick better.

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    14. kristina blake

      I answered never. But…I use alcohol to prepare my site – make sure the skin is really dry. I “paint” SkinTac on the adhesive patch prior to inserting. I only use SkinTac wipes when traveling (heaven forbid the bottle should break while traveling). I like the bottle form of SkinTac, it has an applicator wand in the cap and I don’t get sticky fingers (all day). I use the overpatches from Dexcom. They are better than others I’ve tried.

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    15. Annie Wall

      Like others, I don’t use an adhesive wipe, but paint the sensor patch with Skintac because it adheres so well.

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    16. Marty

      I used Skin-Tac wipes for years, after cleaning the area with alcohol and marking a spot to keep clean for the sensor insertion with an eyeliner pencil. These days I skip the Skin-Tac and eyeliner and use an overpatch. The overpatch seems like less hassle and works well to keep my sensor on in the water.

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    17. William Bennett

      I use SkinTac in liquid form not wipes, but yes, every time. Hate it when sensors come off before their time.

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    18. Janis Senungetuk

      Never needed to use anything other than an overpatch to keep the sensor/transmitter on for 10 days. The only times I’ve had problems it was because I accidentally ripped it off removing clothing or with a towel after a shower.

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    19. Derek West

      I never used to with Medtronic but when I moved to Dexcom it was recommended, so I do. Not sure if it helps but I have requested over-patches.

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    20. Bob Durstenfeld

      I use adhesive wipes for my pump site, but I have had issues when I used them for CGM AND switched back to go old isopropyl alcohol.

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    21. Ginger Vieira

      Nope, but I do use a patch over my Libre. Without a patch, I will accidentally rip my Libre sensor off within hours by walking against a doorway too fast, putting on a sweatshirt, or dragging a bag down my arm…it just happens! Clearly, I’m not very graceful!

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    22. Hieromonk Alexis

      The Dexcom G5 sensor sticks very firmly, so I never have to use anything for that. However, I do use adhesive tape for for the Medtronic SureT infusion set.

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    23. Joan Plog

      I use a barrier wipe to protect my skin..not really to help it stick.

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    24. Steven Gill

      I don’t use a wipe as described, I utilize “skin tak” and apply it before setting the tape. I have the curse of sweating at work, this helps keeping the devices on (pump infusion set too), and if I notice any loosening later can reapply as needed.

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    25. Catherine Thompson

      I always use them, not only to help the sensors stick, but to help protect my skin from the adhesive from the sensor.

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    26. Linda Pease

      I use an overlay patch it works for me

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    27. Vivian Moon

      I use IV Prep wipes as I am very sensitive to the adhesives some tapes have. I also use an overlay for both pump infusion sites and CGM sensors.

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    28. Missy Kirchem

      I use Skintac liquid

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    29. Joan Benedetto

      We use IVPrep wipes for our son.

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      1. Joan Benedetto

        With IV3000 over

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    30. mojoseje

      Never, but I should because they always come unstuck in the last day or two.

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    31. Bea Anderson

      I understood adhesive wipes affected the sensor. So I rely on over tape.

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    32. KSannie

      I only need it for my Dexcom sensors, not my infusion sets. And I just leave an empty spot where the sensor is going to be inserted. I must add an overpatch as well, or they fall off. The overpatch alone does not hold well enough. It peels off from the edges.

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    33. Kristine Warmecke

      Never, adhesive allergy. Felt like it took forever for my endocrinologist & I to figure out I wasn’t only allergic to MedTronic’s adhesive but also the actual sensor that is inserted into you.

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    34. Ms Cris

      Always, plus the Dexcom overpatch…and still has a difficult time making it 10 days. I swear the overpatch makes things worse.

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    35. PamK

      I use SkinTac wipes and then clean a small spot with an alcohol wipe to insert the sensor in. Works great, no over-patches needed!

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    36. sweet charlie

      I never use wipes or patchs… But I clean [ scrub ] the area with large alcahol wipes… I often get bleeding into the transmittter contacts area .. Do you think the scrubing is causing the bleeding?? My sensor really stays on and I feel like the skin is going to tear when I remove it.. I have been using G6 for less than 2 years, and nothing else that is taped on.. I only use my tummy area..

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    37. Kristen Clifford

      I’m pretty sure this question has been asked before. T1DExchange might want to do some research for new questions!

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    38. Jeff Balbirnie

      When I used one I ALWAYSused adhesive prep… always

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