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Permalink Reply by Ahmad on June 28, 2012 at 1:33pm

This is kinda weird what the Dex Tec said, in other words do not wear your Dex in the summer? Do not go out side stay home with AC set to below 77!? Is not the summer temperature mostly over 80 all over the country?

For shipping and ordering supplies, I order mine from Dex directly and they ship it with Fedex 3-day delivery, thrown at my door step as will! I live in Iowa and usually the day time temperature between 85- 108(Just Yesterday!)

But your notice is right, I do experience the same, changing the sensor in the second week. It stops reading and/or not accurate!

Permalink Reply by Korrie on June 28, 2012 at 5:18pm

The Dex tech really did not have a reply to my repeated question about heat affecting the sensor. I am more concerned about shipping in the heat and have always wondered why they aren't sent out with ice packs like insulin if the package says 77 degrees is the upper limit on heat.
I know my insulin in my pump is affected by heat in the summer and becomes less effective on day 3. Is the sensor affected the same?

Permalink Reply by Parrformance on June 28, 2012 at 5:46pm

I would suggest placing a cheap cooler with Ice on the outside of the gate, and place a shipping note with the shipper. Even with all this, the UPS trucks are not air conditioned nor are the distribution centers.
My thought would be that your body temp is 98.6, so I doubt the temp of the shipping box really matters.

Permalink Reply by Korrie on June 29, 2012 at 1:09pm

I had thought about doing that since I cannot guarantee someone will be home each time I expect a delivery. At least if I cannot bring the shipment into my house immediately maybe it would not have to run the risk of sitting in 100+ degree afternoon Texas heat.

Permalink Reply by Surfacefine on July 1, 2012 at 5:49pm

My sensors have been so incredibly "off" in the past 2.5 weeks and I have been in both Dallas and NYC (brutally hot). i almost hope the temperature has something to do with it since I'm just getting more and more frustrated.

Permalink Reply by jdsnyc on July 11, 2012 at 1:45pm

I live in NYC too, and recently have often had really off-readings (between 100-200 points off - high and low). These misreadings have been going on with my last previous 2 sensors.

I only use the sensors for 7 days, each. During these 2 weeks, it has been 100+ degrees here, so was wondering, as well whether I've just had bad luck with my recent 2 sensors, or whether it is a heat issue.

I usually don't sweat much, but in the heat I have been. Though none of my sensors have fallen off from the sweat, I can't help but think it still must be affecting the readings.

I have a new sensor on now, and numbers seem to be more accurate, like in the past (rarely, if ever off by more than 50pts.). But the heat spell has broken, and I'm sweating less. So, I can't narrow the possible problems(s) for the resent 2 sensor misreadings.
I would like to avoid a repeat, if the temp. starts going up again. Does anyone have any info.?
Any Ideas of waterproof tape to use to keep the sweat away from the cannolla, etc.?? Or if the heat is just an inherent problem for the sensors I have to deal with, and finger-stick more to double check in the heat.

thanks,
jdsnyc1421

Permalink Reply by Korrie on July 12, 2012 at 5:38pm

I still have not figured out why I had two sensors in a row go crazy. I had to reorder and when talking to Diabetes Specialty Center about their thoughts concerning the heat, shipping, etc they noted no increase in phone calls from people with complaints about sensor failure. So maybe it was just a bad sensor? This one I have in is behaving normally - as I expect them to behave for me.
I don't put tape over these - when I used the medtronic sensor and had to tape, I would sweat under the tape in the summer - I would think it would defeat the purpose!

Permalink Reply by etta amy on August 5, 2012 at 4:53pm

Try Opsite Flexfix tape around the transmitter. Dex dies, tape keeps stickin';)

Permalink Reply by xirian on July 2, 2012 at 8:43am

when you remove the sensor does it come off easily? Maybe the adhesive around the sensor is letting up and the sensor is coming out slightly because of the heat / sweat.

Permalink Reply by Korrie on July 2, 2012 at 3:49pm

xirian,
I am pretty successful at keeping the sensors stuck on, most of the time I have to use some form of adhesive remover to get them easily off even when I manage to have close to a 2 week run on a sensor.

spacegirlw,
I am frustrated too, I just don't remember having trouble last summer so I am trying to figure out if it is the change secondary to needing to use a different supplier, a bad "batch" of sensors, or a mystery that will remain unsolved!

Permalink Reply by Surfacefine on July 3, 2012 at 5:30pm

I've only had my Dex since January. The first 24 hours of any sensor is often a bit wonky and occasionally a reading is off but the past almost 3 weeks the numbers have been simply insane. Nothing is peeling any differently then before and I've used sensors from 2 different boxes (plus Dex just replaced one). Things have been more on track today and hopefully its a fresh start starting NOW.

Permalink Reply by etta amy on August 5, 2012 at 4:55pm

Mine's stayed on just fine as it dies a premature death from heat stroke.

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