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      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, 6 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, 8 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.
    • 17 hours, 59 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, 15 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, 12 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, 34 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, 15 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.
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      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.
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      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
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      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.
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      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
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      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
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      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
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      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.
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      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
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      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
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      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!
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      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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      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 an insulin pump or CGM, do you use additional overlay patches to help your device(s) stick?

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    51 Comments

    1. Jneticdiabetic

      I put sometimes because I used to use them large overlay (tacaderm?) adhesive tape sheets over the Medtronic CGM as a substitute for their terrible tape and to prevent catching on my waistband. Since switching back to the Dexcom last Nov I haven’t needed to use anything.

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    2. LizB

      I put sometimes because I use Medtronic and to keep their sensor/transmitter attached you pretty much have to use an overlay tape. They do provide tape with the sensors but I hate it so I use Hypafix instead. I don’t use anything over my infusion sets but do often use SkinTac underneath them.

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    3. Lawrence S.

      Yes, I must always use the overpatch that I have to order separately in packs of 10 from Dexcom. Otherwise my sensor and transmitter either come off during the 10 day period, or it stops working early.
      I wish the overpatches would come with the sensors. Otherwise, I am ordering overpatches every three months. Just one more thing I have to do for maintenance.

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      1. Lawrence S.

        I forgot to mention that I usually/often tape my cannula on with the IV Hand 3000 or tape provided by my source, Edgepark.

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      2. Lawrence S.

        An addendum from a few days after this question appeared.
        Yesterday, I was wearing shorts, with my cannula on my thigh. I had it taped on with CardinalHealth Transparent Thin Film Dressing.While working in the yard the shorts rubbed the tape and my cannula right off. I put on a new cannula and the tape rubbed off again. Also the cannula was barely hanging on. I retaped with numerous dressing tapes.
        I would say that I went through 7 or 8 dressing tapes yesterday.

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    4. Larry Martin

      Yes and I use a Medtronic pump and I toss the useless and very poorly designed Medtronic tape. Fortunately, Medicare fully pays for replacement tapes like IV3000 and others. I buy 4X4 sizes that cover the entire thing.

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    5. TEH

      I use Tegaderm Film because i get a rash from the Minimed oval tape.

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    6. Hieromonk Alexis

      I don’t use them for my Dexcom G6, but always for the MiniMed Sure-T infusion set, since it can come off at times.

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    7. Joan Fray

      Only on the insertion site – but so that I can still unclip it for showering or charging.

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    8. Kelly Wilhelm

      I use tegaderm tape on the infusion site bc I often grab the tubing and yank it out. The adhesive rarely comes off unless it’s super hot and I’m workout outside. My Dexcom never needs adhesive.

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      1. AnitaS

        Wow, most people it seems use it more often on the cgm but not on the infusion site. You are the opposite.

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    9. Sondra Mangan

      Always for Dexcom. Rarely for Omnipod—usually decorative for some event when pod is visible.

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    10. George Lovelace

      Always for my Dexcom, Never for my Varisoft Infusion Set

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    11. KCR

      I use overlay patches more often in the summer to ensure devices stay on when I am outdoors.

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    12. Andrew Aronoff

      I use the FreeStyle Libre 2. To keep the sensor on for 14 days, I cover it with a Smith&Nephew IV3000 2 3/8 in x 2 3/8 in dressing. I rarely, if ever, lose a sensor early. One IV3000 dressing usually lasts the full 14 days. Prior to using the IV3000, I did have a sensor detach early. Once was enough.

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    13. Amy Jo

      Only for my Dexcom sensors and only when needed – Simpatch

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    14. Jaime Busquets

      Not with my pump but I did with CGM

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    15. AimmcG

      I use for both.

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    16. Nicholas Argento

      I don’t use overpatch for either pump or CGM, but I use Skin Tac for the CGM, which I put on before the placement. It rarely falls off as a result.

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    17. Annie Wall

      I use the Dexcom overpatch if I have forgotten to put skintac on the sensor. I also put skintac on the TruSteel’s additional adhesive pad.

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    18. Maureen Helinski

      Always for the Dexcom. The overpatch feels good and works well.

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    19. Ken Raiche

      I always use a layering tape between the Dexcom G6 due to the yet to be resolved skin issues I get from the adhesive. It’s a fairly involved process from my end but it works extremely well without fail or skin irritations. As for the infusion sites I do use overlays every so often especially if I have to relocate my infusion site due to discomfort. The other reason would be due to potential snagging when using the trusteel infusion kits.

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    20. Janice Bohn

      I use Opsite flex tape on my pump set when I use my thighs.

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    21. Eve Rabbiner

      I use Skin Prep for Medtronic G670 and Skin Tac for Dexcom CGM. Tried an overly from Dexcom, just to see, and it peeled off.

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    22. Steve Richardson

      Libre sensors used to constantly fall off due to sweat during exercise and/or during sleep while rolling over. I now use a “sleeve”, which I trimmed from the upper part of a thin sock. I’ve never had one fall off while wearing the sleeve.

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    23. Mark Schweim

      ALL the “Yes” answer options, as worded, imply that I use the over-patches for BOTH pump infusion sites AND CGM sensor sites. There needs to be an ADDITIONAL answer option for those like me who ALWAYS use the patches for the CGM sensor sites but have never used or needed to use any such patches for the Insulin pump infusion sites.

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    24. Scott Doerner

      I always do for my cgm, and never do for my pump.

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    25. Mig Vascos

      Always used Dexcom patches with the sensor. Dexcom provides them for free, you just have to request them.
      I’ve been taping the back of my infusion set and a put small piece of tape on the tubing with 3M micropore tape. This way my infusion set stays in place disregard of my activities, even if I accidentally drop my pump.

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    26. cynthia jaworski

      Not necessary for my libre.

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    27. Natalie Daley

      I use Skin Tac every time I replace the sensor, or it will be easily knocked off. I have also used a clear covering specially made for this but Skin Tac has proved adequate.

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    28. Amanda Barras

      On my CGM always. On my pump, never.

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    29. pru barry

      A piece of 1 and a half inchNexcare by 3M tape works well to keep the TruSteel infusion patch in place. Without the tape, though, it never remains stuck in place.
      My Labradoodle was always losing his Libre’s before the two weeks were up, but the vet techs must have found an adhesive that works, because now they almost never fall off, even when the spot hasn’t been recently shaved.
      Each to his own, but it’s fascinating and reassuring to see so many individual remedies for what is a common problem. Ingenuity is the name of this game :^)!

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      1. KarenM6

        I’m absolutely fascinated (and happy) that your labradoodle has a Libre!
        I’ve had two cats who were diabetic and I always wished they had CGMs because testing blood sugars on both of them was quite difficult. (Both former ferals and not exactly mellow for medical procedures.)
        But, your labradoodle experiences give me such hope and I am SO glad you have this technology to help you treat your beloved pet. 😀

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      2. AnitaS

        Wow. You are the first person I have heard who uses a cgm on a pet. Awesome. Did you vet have to prescribe it for your dog? It must give you peace of mind since a pet can’t say it is “feeling low” and needs some sugar.

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    30. Janis Senungetuk

      I use the overlay patches provided by Dexcom on my CGM. I’ve tried others but haven’t found them to work as well. I’d definitely like to find a tolerable solution to keeping my infusion site from ripping out when the pump falls from my waistband. I don’t want the mess and added cost of the liquid adhesive. I use the 23″ tubing because I can only manage to insert the infusion set on my abdomen and I’m under 5′ tall. Arthritis has greatly limited hands and shoulder dexterity so pump placement is confined.

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      1. mbulzomi@optonline.net

        If you are using a Tandem X2, you can purchase a new and improved Pump clip. Its available at the Tandem web site. Cost about $ 30+ dollars, but it also allows you to swivel the pump on you hip. It’s similar to the Old Medtronic clips system. The pump stays where you put it.

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    31. Kristine Warmecke

      I use the free ones from Dexcom.

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    32. Bill Williams

      No need on either my Libre or my Omnipod

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    33. Becky Hertz

      I put skin tac on the adhesive off the Dex so now don’t need to use an overlay. I use an overlay on the insertion part of the TruSteel when it’s on my arm, legs, and upper abdomen. If on lower abdomen or buttocks, no overlay (unless I have to move the insertion site)

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    34. Gerald Oefelein

      Only for the G6 CGM sensor.

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    35. Jodi Greenfield

      I don’t use overlays, but I use “Skin Tac” before I put my FreeStyle Libre sensor on. This keeps them on for the entire 14 days!

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    36. Donald Cragun

      I don’t use any overlays, but I do use Skin-Tac adhesive when attaching CGM sensors. I don’t use anything on infusion sets.

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    37. connie ker

      I receive complimentarty overlay patches from US Med who sends my Abbott Freestyle Libre Supplies. Before I found out about this tape, the sensor was falling off; coming off with clothes changes;
      coming off from the bath or bed; or knocking off if bumped. The patches are large but the sensor stays in place with them on. Thank You US Med.

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    38. Charlene Land

      I use overlays on my Dexcom6 . I use a clear tape over my Tandem infusion site to prevent accidental disconnecting. Love my pump and Dexcom.

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    39. M C

      I periodically have to use medical tape over the device with my Freestyle Libre if it gets accidentally knocked, and also use it more frequently in the heat of summer as I find it also loosens easily with any amount of perspiration, so I use the tape to ensure it stays put for the full 14 days.
      For the Medtronic attachment, I always use the “Infusion Set IV 3000” to hold it in place – Otherwise, if given the slightest tug, it’ll either loosen or pop out. With this wrap around patch, the device stays for the length of time I need it to.

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    40. Liz Avery

      I use IV 3000 tape on my Sure-T infusion sets and the tape provided on the CGM. Medtronic for both. I use two tapes for the sensors. I too have a tendency to pull the infusion set out without tape.

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    41. kj.mercer

      I don’t typically need one an overlay for my Omnipod but I do need them for sensors often.

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    42. mbulzomi@optonline.net

      I use the Free G6 Sensor Overlay patches from Dex.

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    43. Kim Davis

      I always use 100% with Grif-Grips. They are precut for my Dexcom G6 & I use another GG on my pump site by cutting it in half & then applying it. They never come off & don’t irate my skin. Fri-Grips are simple to order by going to http://www.Grifgrips. The owner developed this small company. And best of all made in USA.

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    44. Nevin Bowman

      Always, not because they don’t stick, but because I need an under patch in order to not get skin burns from the adhesive.

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    45. Emily Meister

      Only because it is recommended by Dexcom

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