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    • 13 hours, 26 minutes ago
      ConnieT1D62 likes your comment at
      When did you bolus for your most recent meal? If you bolused multiple times for your last meal, please select all that apply.
      I usually bolus for breakfast right at the time I start eating. But I prefer to bolus 15 minutes before. Better results. But I always forget.
    • 15 hours, 22 minutes ago
      KarenM6 likes your comment at
      When did you bolus for your most recent meal? If you bolused multiple times for your last meal, please select all that apply.
      I said 15-30, but it may have been more than 30. I wasn't watching the clock this morning. I just checked my pump bolus history. It was about 30 minutes. I need to bolus early in the morning because my blood sugars shoot up high after breakfast. Bolusing sooner seems to help keep my BG from going off the charts. But, if I bolus too soon, I have serious low BG's. It's all an art ... and luck.
    • 15 hours, 24 minutes ago
      KarenM6 likes your comment at
      When did you bolus for your most recent meal? If you bolused multiple times for your last meal, please select all that apply.
      I am able to pr bolus for Breakfast and dinner as I am at home. I never know when I am going to eat at work so bolus is at start of meal.
    • 18 hours, 16 minutes ago
      Mick Martin likes your comment at
      When did you bolus for your most recent meal? If you bolused multiple times for your last meal, please select all that apply.
      Question is misleading until type of insulin is understood. I said 15 because I use Fiasp insulin.
    • 18 hours, 32 minutes ago
      Kris Sykes-David likes your comment at
      When did you bolus for your most recent meal? If you bolused multiple times for your last meal, please select all that apply.
      I said 15-30, but it may have been more than 30. I wasn't watching the clock this morning. I just checked my pump bolus history. It was about 30 minutes. I need to bolus early in the morning because my blood sugars shoot up high after breakfast. Bolusing sooner seems to help keep my BG from going off the charts. But, if I bolus too soon, I have serious low BG's. It's all an art ... and luck.
    • 19 hours, 28 minutes ago
      Ernie Richmann likes your comment at
      When did you bolus for your most recent meal? If you bolused multiple times for your last meal, please select all that apply.
      I said 15-30, but it may have been more than 30. I wasn't watching the clock this morning. I just checked my pump bolus history. It was about 30 minutes. I need to bolus early in the morning because my blood sugars shoot up high after breakfast. Bolusing sooner seems to help keep my BG from going off the charts. But, if I bolus too soon, I have serious low BG's. It's all an art ... and luck.
    • 19 hours, 50 minutes ago
      Robin Melen likes your comment at
      When did you bolus for your most recent meal? If you bolused multiple times for your last meal, please select all that apply.
      My most recent meal was breakfast and, during the work week, I am far better at bolusing ahead of time. The rest of my meals in the day though end up receiving the bolus as I start eating or part at the start and more later on (depending on what I am eating and whether I know how much I'll eat.)
    • 1 day, 14 hours ago
      KarenM6 likes your comment at
      Of the people in your life, who (if anyone) makes you feel judged or criticized for your T1D management (for example, what foods you eat, where or when you check your blood glucose, etc.)? Select all that apply to you.
      Insulin, meters, diabetic tech are not magic wands. Its usage does not guarantee only "positive" results. Negative events can and do occur, period. Non -D- typically (incorrectly) equate negative events as being total user failure, severe user errors. As diabetics we get blamed, despite having made zero mistakes on our part. We make seriously educated best guesses, despite that truth, we can and do fail anyway sometimes! Outsiders falsely need to believe inulin, our tech are complete-total cures, rather than tiny bandages at best. When confronted for using (sic. my) "drugs" in public, no matter how invisibly done... it is their self righteousness , poor assessment which is the issue. I gladly squash such insects...
    • 1 day, 19 hours ago
      Lawrence S. likes your comment at
      If you use an insulin pump that comes with a clip, how often do you have your pump clip attached to your pump?
      The more important question is 'how well does the clip work'. For me, the Medtronic clip worked very well, but the Tandem clip is quite ineffective and the pump falls off my belt during things like yard work or other bending movements.
    • 1 day, 19 hours ago
      Lawrence S. likes your comment at
      If you use an insulin pump that comes with a clip, how often do you have your pump clip attached to your pump?
      I answered never. I always use a clip -- I wear my t:slim x2 on my belt -- but not the Tandem clip. I use the black t:Holster Rotating Belt Clip. Very pleased.
    • 1 day, 19 hours ago
      Lawrence S. likes your comment at
      If you use an insulin pump that comes with a clip, how often do you have your pump clip attached to your pump?
      I am rough on pumps and use a Tandem X2 but dont use the Tandem clip/holster. I use a neoprene case and a pouch with a metal clip. Thenmetal clip is uncomfortable while I sleep. Looking for a different solution for wearing my pump at night.
    • 2 days, 16 hours ago
      Wanacure likes your comment at
      If you or someone in your family has T1D, have other members of your family been screened for T1D autoantibodies? If not, do you think your family would be willing to be screened for T1D autoantibodies?
      I answered that nobody wants to be screened, but I was answering based on my immediate family. I did let my deceased type-1 diabetic cousin's 35 year old son know he can be tested for his likelihood of becoming type-1 diabetic. He said he may be tested as he was always curious if he had a chance.
    • 2 days, 16 hours ago
      Wanacure likes your comment at
      If you or someone in your family has T1D, have other members of your family been screened for T1D autoantibodies? If not, do you think your family would be willing to be screened for T1D autoantibodies?
      I have T1, and when my oldest grandson got T1, the other 3 grandkids got screened. The grandson who's the brother of the one with T1, showed a strong possibility of being a future T1 diabetic. It sadly came true about a year later.
    • 2 days, 16 hours ago
      Wanacure likes your comment at
      If you or someone in your family has T1D, have other members of your family been screened for T1D autoantibodies? If not, do you think your family would be willing to be screened for T1D autoantibodies?
      I have LADA, and the idea of screening has not come up, either by me or my adult children. I guess I need to present the opportunity to them so they can make the decision.
    • 2 days, 16 hours ago
      Wanacure likes your comment at
      If you or someone in your family has T1D, have other members of your family been screened for T1D autoantibodies? If not, do you think your family would be willing to be screened for T1D autoantibodies?
      Hi Kristen, thanks so much for your feedback. We do plan to continue questions and education on T1D screening. The constantly evolving clinical trials and FDA-approved therapies that offer the potential to intervene, delay —— and hopefully some day prevent —— T1D are only effective if children are being screened for the earliest stages of T1D. Without screening, we cannot delay or prevent T1D. We do offer "No, my family members have no been screened" as an option. We appreciate your passion as a person affected by T1D and hope you enjoy our other daily questions. All the best, The T1D Exchange team
    • 2 days, 19 hours ago
      Samantha Walsh likes your comment at
      If you or someone in your family has T1D, have other members of your family been screened for T1D autoantibodies? If not, do you think your family would be willing to be screened for T1D autoantibodies?
      I was born in 1939 and had many childhood illnesses. Three different kinds of measles and tonsils removed before I was 5 years old, then mumps and chickenpox when I was 5. While recovering from the mumps and chickenpox, I began showing the symptoms of very high blood sugar. Three doctors examined me and they were not able to make a diagnosis. I had lost much weight, and I had stopped eating. I did not have an appetite. It was almost impossible for me to walk. A fourth doctor had my blood tested and he made the diagnosis. While receiving pork insulin I finally began to recover a few days after my sixth birthday. I did not have ant relatives with diabetes. I think the childhood diseases caused internal damage and that was the cause of my diabetes. At the present time there are still no type one diabetics among my relatives. I do not believe it is necessary for my children and grandchildren to be screened for T1D autoantibodies.
    • 3 days, 15 hours ago
      KarenM6 likes your comment at
      If you or someone in your family has T1D, have other members of your family been screened for T1D autoantibodies? If not, do you think your family would be willing to be screened for T1D autoantibodies?
      Hi Kristen, thanks so much for your feedback. We do plan to continue questions and education on T1D screening. The constantly evolving clinical trials and FDA-approved therapies that offer the potential to intervene, delay —— and hopefully some day prevent —— T1D are only effective if children are being screened for the earliest stages of T1D. Without screening, we cannot delay or prevent T1D. We do offer "No, my family members have no been screened" as an option. We appreciate your passion as a person affected by T1D and hope you enjoy our other daily questions. All the best, The T1D Exchange team
    • 3 days, 16 hours ago
      Katie Bennett likes your comment at
      If you or someone in your family has T1D, have other members of your family been screened for T1D autoantibodies? If not, do you think your family would be willing to be screened for T1D autoantibodies?
      Hi Kristen, thanks so much for your feedback. We do plan to continue questions and education on T1D screening. The constantly evolving clinical trials and FDA-approved therapies that offer the potential to intervene, delay —— and hopefully some day prevent —— T1D are only effective if children are being screened for the earliest stages of T1D. Without screening, we cannot delay or prevent T1D. We do offer "No, my family members have no been screened" as an option. We appreciate your passion as a person affected by T1D and hope you enjoy our other daily questions. All the best, The T1D Exchange team
    • 3 days, 17 hours ago
      Kate Kuhn likes your comment at
      If you or someone in your family has T1D, have other members of your family been screened for T1D autoantibodies? If not, do you think your family would be willing to be screened for T1D autoantibodies?
      Hi Kristen, thanks so much for your feedback. We do plan to continue questions and education on T1D screening. The constantly evolving clinical trials and FDA-approved therapies that offer the potential to intervene, delay —— and hopefully some day prevent —— T1D are only effective if children are being screened for the earliest stages of T1D. Without screening, we cannot delay or prevent T1D. We do offer "No, my family members have no been screened" as an option. We appreciate your passion as a person affected by T1D and hope you enjoy our other daily questions. All the best, The T1D Exchange team
    • 3 days, 17 hours ago
      Karen DeVeaux likes your comment at
      If you or someone in your family has T1D, have other members of your family been screened for T1D autoantibodies? If not, do you think your family would be willing to be screened for T1D autoantibodies?
      I was born in 1939 and had many childhood illnesses. Three different kinds of measles and tonsils removed before I was 5 years old, then mumps and chickenpox when I was 5. While recovering from the mumps and chickenpox, I began showing the symptoms of very high blood sugar. Three doctors examined me and they were not able to make a diagnosis. I had lost much weight, and I had stopped eating. I did not have an appetite. It was almost impossible for me to walk. A fourth doctor had my blood tested and he made the diagnosis. While receiving pork insulin I finally began to recover a few days after my sixth birthday. I did not have ant relatives with diabetes. I think the childhood diseases caused internal damage and that was the cause of my diabetes. At the present time there are still no type one diabetics among my relatives. I do not believe it is necessary for my children and grandchildren to be screened for T1D autoantibodies.
    • 3 days, 18 hours ago
      Kelly-Dayne likes your comment at
      If you or someone in your family has T1D, have other members of your family been screened for T1D autoantibodies? If not, do you think your family would be willing to be screened for T1D autoantibodies?
      Hi Kristen, thanks so much for your feedback. We do plan to continue questions and education on T1D screening. The constantly evolving clinical trials and FDA-approved therapies that offer the potential to intervene, delay —— and hopefully some day prevent —— T1D are only effective if children are being screened for the earliest stages of T1D. Without screening, we cannot delay or prevent T1D. We do offer "No, my family members have no been screened" as an option. We appreciate your passion as a person affected by T1D and hope you enjoy our other daily questions. All the best, The T1D Exchange team
    • 3 days, 19 hours ago
      William Bennett likes your comment at
      If you or someone in your family has T1D, have other members of your family been screened for T1D autoantibodies? If not, do you think your family would be willing to be screened for T1D autoantibodies?
      Hi Kristen, thanks so much for your feedback. We do plan to continue questions and education on T1D screening. The constantly evolving clinical trials and FDA-approved therapies that offer the potential to intervene, delay —— and hopefully some day prevent —— T1D are only effective if children are being screened for the earliest stages of T1D. Without screening, we cannot delay or prevent T1D. We do offer "No, my family members have no been screened" as an option. We appreciate your passion as a person affected by T1D and hope you enjoy our other daily questions. All the best, The T1D Exchange team
    • 3 days, 19 hours ago
      Jneticdiabetic likes your comment at
      Have you ever participated in a charity fundraising event that benefitted a diabetes organization (i.e., a walk, marathon, gala, etc.)?
      I have led a team for the JDRF OneWalk annually since the late 1990's. We have been able to raise a lot of funds for JDRF...and I have enjoyed doing it. Good cause!
    • 3 days, 20 hours ago
      Lawrence S. likes your comment at
      If you or someone in your family has T1D, have other members of your family been screened for T1D autoantibodies? If not, do you think your family would be willing to be screened for T1D autoantibodies?
      my siblings & parents are older (like me) and they've never expressed any interest in getting tested. my nieces and nephews have never said anything either
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      Karen Newe likes your comment at
      Have you ever participated in a charity fundraising event that benefitted a diabetes organization (i.e., a walk, marathon, gala, etc.)?
      I participated in several ADA walks not long after being Dx with T1D. As Ahh Life points out large $ are rased, but where do they go? I stopped supporting ADA for that reason. I think JDF is much more open on where the funding goes.
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    If you use a CGM, in what situations has a sensor accidentally been pulled off your body? Select all that apply and share your own in the comments.

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    74 Comments

    1. Marsha Miller

      By a toddler while I was holding her.

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    2. kilupx

      I never had a Dexcom G4, G5 or G6 sensor come off. Now, why don’t you ask about Tandem t:slim x2 infusion sets….

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      1. beth nelson

        Agree! I pull the infusion sets off just pulling down my pants to potty!

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    3. Molly Jones

      It is a very rare occurrence, less than yearly, but it has happened with quick movement of clothes when I am tired. Pulling pumps out is more common.

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    4. James Phelps

      While working is another way my CGM has been pulled off

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    5. Jneticdiabetic

      In addition to above, I have also had sensors come loose just from rubbing to close to my waistband or adhesive losing its grip.
      As others have said, having an infusion set tear out is more common. Tubing and door knobs don’t mix! Haha

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    6. Ahh Life

      Door handles. Drawer handles. Car seat belts. Reaching for the stars. Lap sitters. Yard work stretching. Ahh, and yes, gesticulating while giving directions to a lost driver. Oh, well.

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      1. Wanacure

        Your answers apply to my over-the-ear Phonak hearing aids. Pruning apple trees or picking apples or digging out blackberry vines with a pickhoe or taking off my backpack could result in lost hearing aid. But never have lost Dexcom worn on belly. Are you wearing CGM on arm?

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    7. Lori Lehnen

      Only once: came off the back of my arm when I got into my car and hit it on the drivers seat.

      8 months ago Log in to Reply
    8. skoogirl

      My son was doing the backstroke and ran into the lane lines. It pulled the transmitter bracket right off the adhesive.

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      1. Wanacure

        I used to swim in different pools for variety doing 48 lengths 3x/week to accumulate my weekly aerobic points. For variety i also used 12 lengths crawl, 12 lengths sidestroke, 12 lengths backstroke and 12 lengths breast strokes. I wore a Casio shockproof water resistant watch to time myself.

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    9. gary rind

      never had one pulled off but I’ve bumped them and then they don’t work correctly anymore – once getting out of the car & catching it on driver seat and once bumping it on a doorframe. this is in 2.5 years of CGM usage

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    10. Ginger Vieira

      Within minutes of putting on a new sensor, I know I must put a patch over it or I’ll likely rip it off within hours!

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    11. Sherolyn Newell

      Once or twice it has come off when I didn’t notice it was getting loose. Once when I was changing my Omnipod, and my brain flaked out and I took off the Dexcom instead!

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      1. Jane Cerullo

        Lol you sound like me

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      2. John McQuaid

        I have done the same. My second or third Omnipod 5 change I disabled the Omnipod using the controller, then ripped off my Dexcom. On the other hand, I have lost multiple Medtronic infusion sets and now Omnipods due to accidentally rubbing against things.

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    12. Jane Cerullo

      Been wearing a Dexcom
      For many years. Except for one year on FSL due to insurance. Like Dexcom because can see on applewatch. One time at end of 10 days of wear, I was getting out of a truck and pulled off when rubbed back of seat. Only time ever. Used to add SkinTac but haven’t been lately

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    13. Bob Bowen

      Bath/swimming/hot tub- any kind of immersion in water.

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    14. Marty

      I ruined one while body boarding once. It didn’t come all of the way off. It just pulled out enough to stop working well. It hasn’t happened again since I started using overpatches.

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    15. BOldfield

      When working outside and lifting things that caught on it

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    16. Jim Andrews

      While ziplining

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    17. Ja'fr Yirka

      Once or twice in years past, it sweated off.

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      1. Wanacure

        See Ginger’s comment. Overpatchs are free from Dexcom.

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      2. Wanacure

        Welcome to the tribe Ja’fr. 😀. And see my additional comments to Csampogna.

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    18. Csampogna

      With sweat, the tape loses its stickiness and the sensor falls off.

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      1. Wanacure

        See Marty’s comment. Dexcom supplies free over patches. Wear the CGM where you sweat least. Before you put on sensor, do you first apply 70% alcohol and let it dry? Do You press down on the adhesive 3 times? As you age, you will sweat less. Good to hear from you.

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    19. AimmcG

      I have had my pet knock it off most often

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    20. Natalie Daley

      Freestyle Libres are ONLY allowed the back of the arm, a place that can easily hit doorframes, car doors, other people in crowds, and hurts to sleep on. Do some more research Abbot, so they can legally be put on the stomach where there’s protection. This is even with Skin Tac.

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    21. Lawrence S.

      I have never had a CGM pulled of. However, before I started using CGM Overpatches, my CGM’s would come loose and stop working. I must use overpatches 100% of the time.
      On the other hand, my cannula’s rip of of my leg often, unless I use three film dressings to tape them down.

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    22. Milly Bassett

      My friend’s dog jumping on me to greet me. His paw knocked it off my stomach.

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    23. Brian Vodehnal

      Being 6’7″ climbing into a vehicle beside my truck. Caught a shoulder mounted CGM on the top door jam and it hit the ground. Clean removal.

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    24. Kevin McCue

      Pulled or sweat off reaching at work

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    25. Joan Benedetto

      Sports, beach, shower. My son has been using sensors for nine years, and we’ve lost less than half a dozen.

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    26. Martin Fuhrer

      Happened once while deep water soloing in Oman – after being in the water for two hours (repeatedly climbing sea cliffs and falling back into the sea), I lost the sensor (FreeStyle Libre) during the swim back to shore. Given that I went DWS on a weekly basis for several years, I’m surprised I didn’t lose more. Also went scuba diving on a number of occasions (up to 30 m depth) and was impressed that I never lost a sensor and they kept working fine afterward (although I always took care when removing the wet suit).

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      1. beth nelson

        Martin, now you’re bragging (Just kiddiing!). What you’re showing the world is how diabetics can live any life they want! Well lived, sir!

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    27. CindyGoddard

      Also getting out of the car

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    28. Tod Herman

      I’d guess that I have only dislodged my CGM sensor only a couple times in all the years I have been wearing them. Usually it’s my Omnipod that gets ripped off me if I am working close to a wall or under the hood of my Jeep or truck. That’s why I rarely put them on my arms.

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    29. Lisa Wilson

      Wrestling with brothers, backpack, climbing into a hammock, etc.

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    30. Twinniepoo74

      Playing with my dogs and once my grandson grabbed it by mistake and ripped it off

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    31. TEH

      Moving my extension ladder gets me the most. I only move it 3 or 4 times a year but I hold it up against my abdomen and depending on where the sensor is located it will pull it out.

      The second case is moving big boxes or some thing heavy. Like with the ladder I hold it in to my abdomen.

      The third place is squeezing in a tight place.

      Over the years I have learned to watch out for these situations but they can sneak up on me.

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    32. stillarobyn

      The 16% of you who have never had one pull off…I don’t believe you lol! I’ve had the adhesive just wear down on its own in the summer, from sweat, and it just starts to peel off.

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      1. cynthia jaworski

        I have NEVER had one fall off due to it losing stickiness. And if the question were asked about occurrences over the last 3 years, Ii would have had absolutely none to report.

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      2. Lyn McQuaid

        I’ve never had my Dexcom fall off either. However, I have managed to dislodge/pull out/catch on something more pump sites than I can count!

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    33. Bruce Schnitzler

      I live in Idaho with substantial snowfall. I was using a snowblower and slipped, falling forward into the handle, dislodging the sensor.

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    34. Bob Durstenfeld

      I wear my Dexcom sensor on my abdomen and occasionally catch it on the lip of the dining table as I stand up after a meal.

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    35. Sue Herflicker

      On the car seat while reaching into the back to grab my purse.

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    36. Karington Johnston

      I’m a teacher, and I’ve ripped my sensor out running into a desk!

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    37. Sherrie Johnson

      I have removed when tape is loose and about to fall off. Usually get alerts connection problems.

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    38. anj1832

      During sexy time 🙈

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      1. Mick Martin

        What’s that, anj1832? lol.

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    39. kim bullock

      When I am sweating

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    40. Mick Martin

      I’ve taken to using a piece of micropore across the top of the sensor in an attempt to keep it in place, but even that doesn’t always work. My Diabetes Specialist Nurse has commented that there should be no reason to do this, but I’ve had sensors replaced twice whilst I’ve been attending diabetes clinics at my local hospital by Diabetes Specialist Nurses. 😉 (I have a tendency to sweat profusely.)

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    41. George Lovelace

      In the 14 years I’ve worn a Dexcom there have only been a few times it has caught on a doorway, about as often as i Calibrate (3 times a year)

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    42. Janis Senungetuk

      Most of the time I place the Dexcom on the back of my upper arm. Twice, I’ve had it pulled off by medical staff without my permission or asking what it was. The first time was for Mohs surgery on my scalp to remove a growth and the second time was before a colonoscopy. I filled complaints both times, requesting that the HMO and surgery center educate their staff.

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    43. Amanda Barras

      My selection of “doing exercise” was actually yard work on a hot day. I was getting exercise, but it was more the heat that caused me to sweat it off. Also, a few different times on a door jam!

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    44. KarenM6

      In addition to those darn doorframes and entrance and egress from cars (mostly driver’s side because of the steering wheel), I have had trouble when moving or carrying boxes/suitcases… usually “heavy” ones… but “heavy” can just be about 5 pounds with the correct angles and bad luck.

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    45. Janice Bohn

      Also rough housing with dog

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    46. PamK

      I chose a “door frame” because it seemed the closest to what happened with me, but then I saw the “something else” option and chose it. My CGM pulled out of my arm while getting out of the car. I’m not certain if it was the “door frame” or the seat belt that caught it though.

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    47. Henry Renn

      Rare occurrence in 10 years.

      8 months ago Log in to Reply
    48. Kris Sykes-David

      Back when I had a Libre, it got caught on the hog wire fence while reaching through to pull a weed. And once during sexy time. Since getting a Dexcom and wearing it on my abdomen, I have never had one come off. I am MDI so I have plenty of “ real estate” on my almost 65 year-old abdomen.

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    49. Kristine Warmecke

      The only time I’ve had a Dexcom pulled off my body was when I was shopping in Walmart and an employee purposely walked into me, when she felt it on my upper arm she ripped it out on purpose and started yelling at me about not having the permission to film her. The employees at this location have always been rude and a little off, but not like this before.
      While I attempted to use Medtronic’s sensor they would get knocked off by clothes, door frame, etc. along with never giving an accurate reading.

      2
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    50. Kevin Stephani

      Super powered hot tub

      8 months ago Log in to Reply
    51. KCR

      While weeding around shrubs in the garden!

      1
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    52. RegMunro

      Once I tried fitting the sensor without first exposing the patch to my body. The. DEXCOM fired off but everything was loose! Stupid

      7 months ago Log in to Reply
    53. Kelly Wilhelm

      During a massage! I think when it’s dry outside my sensor doesn’t stick as well. Usually I don’t have issues.

      7 months ago Log in to Reply
    54. beth nelson

      This is a biggie, as the Dexcom, though a miracle device, can pull of quite easily if you bump into a wall or something you walk through. Because the transmitter must be exposed/open, you cannot tape over it to keep this from happening, and it isn’t actually the tape that pulls away from the skin. In fact, it remains in tact. It is the transmitter and holder that breaks free. So please, Dexcom, find a way to prevent this!

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      1. Wanacure

        Beth, the free Dexcom overpatches go AROUND the sensor and transmitter. They have a hole in the middle like a doughnut.
        Are you sure the transmitter is snapped in place? It took me awhile to learn this new technology stuff, and i still have much to learn.

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    55. C B

      Pulling clothes out of the dryer

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    56. Bea Anderson

      Door or doorways. Clothes removal. But each time I was rushing and moving fast, not taking care.

      7 months ago Log in to Reply
    57. Karen Newe

      When taking my pack off while backpacking. My arm was the wrong location for my CGM.

      7 months ago Log in to Reply
    58. kalmay

      I use an Eversense CGM, my sensor is implanted in my upper arm for 6 months. Externally, I have a transmitter that placed over the spot where the sensor is implanted. If that happens i usually put it back

      7 months ago Log in to Reply
    59. Randy Molen

      Working outside in hot weather.

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    60. Jeremy Hanson

      Getting in and out of the car should have been an answer. Seat belts, door frames, backpacks, steering wheels. So many obstacles ha.

      7 months ago Log in to Reply
    61. Catherine Davis

      A chair at my mom’s house would constantly knock off my Libre for some reason.

      7 months ago Log in to Reply

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