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If you wear an insulin pump, how many times has sweat caused your pump site to fall off early in the past month?
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Every single time I change my infusion site or cgm site I use skin tac but in addition on cgm sites I also use fixicpatch. As long as it’s hot and I’m sweating I’ve learned that failure is imminent.
I kind of avoid sweating at all costs, so none. If I end up hustling or outside for some reason (I live in FL and it’s —-ing hot and humid), I don’t notice any change. I use Medtronic infusion sets right now.
SKIN PREP FOR SITE, SKIN TAC FOR CGM.
I’m active and do a lot of sweating. Usually, I lose a lot of cannula’s because of sweat. I use IV Prep before I put my cannulas on. Lately, I’ve been using more film dressing (adhesive tape), which has helped a lot. I’ve lost one cannula this past month.
Nor sure if it’s perspiration. Using clear medical tape to hold it in place. Not healing well from previous placements so placing where maybe gravity is interfering with it adhering.
My pump has only came off when I didn’t use skin tac underneath it tho.
I have about 30 square inches of adhesive on my abdomen, so I avoid sweating as much as possible. I also use IV Prep under all adhesives.
I too live in FLA and am older so my days of doing long sustained manual work or exercise is mostly over. I do garden and I ride my bike on my lunch hour, but what gets me sometimes is the tape on the infusion set sticks to the side of the quick inserted and I can’t get it off cleanly and stuck to me. That’s when it becomes hard to keep it on.
Patricia, I also was having trouble with the tape sticking to the quickset inserter and contacted Medtronic. They sent me for free a new inserter which is slightly larger inside and the tape no longer sticks.
I use skin prep and IV3000 adhesive unless my site is covered by my underwear.
I finally made my own over-patches from Tegaderm (16002) tape and never had a problem. Cut them. out and apply. Hole is a quarter and base is a mug. Transparent and stays on.
I have knocked off infusion sets severla times, but not sweat one off.
I kinda don’t sweat much at all, but I also dislike hot weather intensely and avoid it. I was caught in a very hot situation this last month but my pump did not come off because of sweat.
Not my pump, but my CGM has once this month.
I don’t know if it’s my hypothyroid, but I HATE the heat and don’t sweat that much besides under my arms, even when we’re hiking in the heat.
I only ever have problems with adhesion due to bathing with my CGM during the last few days of wearing it.
I don’t think I’ve ever lost a pump connection due to sweating. This may be a sign that I need to exercise more. haha
Skin-Prep is magic!
No issues with sets or sensors. I use IV Prep wipe on my skin before inserting an infusion set. I use a 4″x4″ piece of Hypafix over my Medtronic CGM.