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What part of the body do you insert your CGM most often?
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Deacon 7. Tried arm but wasn’t accurate, so now use abdomen. Much better!
Chest above my breast –It never gets knocked off, isn’t in the way, and is completely accurate. I spent three weeks doing finger tests, and they mirrored the CHM.
Front of upper arm
Me too
I use both back of arm and abdomen. Although I find the abdomen more accurate with fewer false lows.
Been wearing Dex since 2007—mainly wear on the front of upper arm with Omnipod 5 on the back of upper arm.
I’ve always worn my CGM on my Abdomen since I was on DexCom G3. I now use a G6.
I use my abdomen because I feel that it is less likely to fall off because of sweating or get bumped off it it is under my underwear and pants or shorts.
Upper arm
I use the back, side and front of each upper arm. This allows lots of other space for my pump and I do not use the same area for 50 days.
front of upper arms. it feels like it’s easier to shear the thing off when I wear it on the back of my arms, and abdomen spots are where my infusion sites reside
I use the thigh as it tends to get knocked iff on the arm and I’m already rotating sites in my abdomen
It works great. Done it for years.
I rotate sites for CGM on upper thighs and lower abdomen.
‘m a bit of an equal opportunity employer when it comes to sensors and infusion sets. Thighs, abdomen, upper arms (and forearms for sensors) and chest. I’m small, so the real estate is somewhat limited.
Always used back of arm. Was never comfortable. Wasn’t that accurate. Last change I used upper thigh. Will never go back to arm. Don’t even feel and it and is more accurate than arm.
For many years, I used my abdomen, and bottocks. Since I’ve used the Dexcom G7, I use the back of my upper arm.
The doctor inserts the sensor subq (or deeper?) on the side of my arm every 6 months.
I have had T1D for 67 years, my arms and legs are useless for CGM due to atrophy from old U40 INSULIN. For me it’s abdomen, abdomen, abdomen.
Now using a Dex G7, back of the arm.
Until this month, used belly or hips. CGM failed day 4 usually. Changed to back of arm, 1st usage still working on day 10 !
Now ea last full 7
Front of upper arm (avoids compression lows)
Want to say “Upper arm” b/c I don’t really put it on the back, but that wasn’t an option. Still on G6, so this is a non-approved location, but it’s essential for me b/c I get compression lows all night with it on my abdomen, especially problematic when using an AID pump. And of course the irony is that even though Dexcom tech support will tut-tut about it, virtually ALL their promotional materials showing sports stars and celebrities wearing a G6 feature pix with the sensor showing on the upper arm.
Front/side of upper arms, not the back of the upper arms
With a G6, I liked the front/inside of my upper arm but since switching to the G7, I have been using the back of the arm. I may try the inside of the arm in the future.
I tend to get compression lows more often on back of arm than on the inside of the arm.
Waist above the belt line, the spare tire area, has bee my go to for 25+ years.
I’m with you Stephen – as long as Dexcom has been out, i’ve used “above the belt line” since I’m thin and active and the arm location is terrible – the Dexcom gets knocked off. The arm location, per Dexcom, was the “authorized” location, but could be “over-ridden” by the doctor. Stomach is fine. So there.
For many years I wore my CGM on the back of my arm as directed by the manufacturer. I was also awakened by compression lows just about every night. I started wearing my sensor on my front upper thigh a few months ago, and now sleep SO much better. Before making the switch, I wore 2 sensors simultaneously-one on back of arm & the other on my thigh-numbers were very close & both sites were equally accurate compared with a finger stick blood test.
The SOLE site sanctioned/currently approved by the manufacturer… back of arm only. (8::Z
The SOLE body part sanctioned by the manufacturer/FDA, (sic. insurance)… Back of arm only
Inside of upper arm.
I use my abdomen and stomach area,both..I can not use my arms,I’d knock it off or my dogs would..I’ve never tried the other areas..
Rotate equally between thigh, stomach and hips
For about the past year, I’ve been rotating between my chest tissue, my thighs, and my back. I occasionally use my arms, but find that I have too many compression lows.
trying chest out for the first time, I have always done arms before, I am 5 months into learning I have t1d