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Permalink Reply by NatalieHodge on May 4, 2012 at 6:49am

i wonder if you could use emla cream, its a topical anesthetic we use to put iv's in kids, anyone know? i might try it for my 11 year old so we have a better chance of it not hurting! wow you are getting three weeks out of the sensors! that's great, what precentage of the time do you think the blood sugars are accurate? Just curious... and how often do you do fingersticks with the dex, do you still fingerstick premeal? or do you go off the dex readiong to bolus for lunch, I suppose breakfast and dinner you will definitely calibrate with those meals, but its the in between meals I'm curious about...

Permalink Reply by Natasha Bowlds on May 6, 2012 at 1:05pm

We use EMLA for every Dexcom insertion - haven't had any problems.

Permalink Reply by Natasha Bowlds on May 6, 2012 at 1:09pm

The sensor is not that long, and at an angle. My son is small and he wears his where "love handles" would be if he had them, and we use numbing cream and he hasn't had any problems with pain.

Permalink Reply by Jack's Mom on May 13, 2012 at 11:42am

My 2 year old wears the Dexcom on his arm, and he's the skinniest kid I know to boot (only 5th percentile for weight). Finding sites on this kid for Dex AND his pump is like looking for buried treasure. He almost never complains about the Dex site insertion, and the rare times he cries it's literally for a couple of seconds. The wire is so thin and flexible, it's really not an issue.

Permalink Reply by Parrformance on May 13, 2012 at 12:12pm

I have learned so much from all of you, thanks.

Michael

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