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Permalink Reply by etta amy on September 28, 2009 at 4:41pm

That might be why you start but there's lots of other reasons why you'd keep going!

Permalink Reply by Helmut on September 28, 2009 at 4:45pm

I know. Most likely I could drop a couple of pills that I am on. I am just so lazy.

Permalink Reply by etta amy on October 5, 2009 at 10:17am

I am liking the spot between the hip bone and the ribs, as far around to my back as I can twist (which puts it just around the corner from my side). The only down side seems to be that this is a spot that seems to get a lot of stretching in yoga...but I've been watching the tape and applying liquid bandage to get it stuck back down.

Permalink Reply by Jacky on November 8, 2009 at 7:57am

I tried putting a sensor in the upper portion on my "Bum", just below where a pair of ladies bikini's would sit. It worked for a day, and then, yesterday morning, I was sitting up in bed, propped up with pillows, and received a sensor error. . . hmmmnn.

Not sure if sitting in that unual position (I'm not really one to watch a whole movie sitting up in bed, shoot, I hardly get to sit still that long!) caused the failure or not. Tried to restart the sensor, no good. Left it alone overnight, and restarted it took my calibration BG's this morning, if it gets flaky or fails again, guess I'll just call Dex com and see if they could replace the sensor. But this is the first time I'm trying a site other than belly, so that's not a whole lot of info to base an opinion on. Think I'm going to try upper abdomen next time, not sure I like the bum area, I keep getting snagged, LOL.

Permalink Reply by Val on November 8, 2009 at 8:09am

I've been using my upper thigh for years, never had problems with it. I just make sure the snap-down part is facing my feet, to avoid pooling moisture in the shower.

Permalink Reply by Jacky on November 8, 2009 at 8:27am

I use outer thighs, arms and belly for infusion sites, was hoping the "bum" area would work out better for a CGMS than it does for an infusion set, but it's not looking great so far. I do worry a bit about skin fatigue, I've got plenty of lumpy spots from years of glass and metal syringes, don't want to make itany worse than it already is!

Permalink Reply by richelle on January 14, 2012 at 12:22pm

I am very interested in alternative sites as well. I think a better approach to this post would be to describe what the alternative areas are like, because one person's thigh may be nothing like the next's, and whether the Dexcom works well there are not depends more on the tissue it's in than where on the body it is. Dexcom works pretty well on my abdomen, except in the summer, not quite sure why. I've never been able to get more than 10 days out of it though like some people. I have a pretty lean abdomen, muscular, but still have a small "diabetes" pooch under my belly button, and I've found I get the best and longest lasting performance when I put sensors there. I just now put a new sensor on my upper inner thigh, which is the softest (most pinchable) part of my thigh. My theory from my abdomen experiences is that the dexcom likes softer places (like maybe with more fat), what do y'all think and how does it match up to luck with alternative sites?

Permalink Reply by richelle on February 10, 2012 at 7:09pm

Lower back horizontal is a winner. Soft tissue and out of the way.

Permalink Reply by Suzan on February 11, 2012 at 8:06am

As for Dex liking softer places with more fat.......I am a 'fluffy' person and when
I had it on my fluffy spots, abdomen, my readings were way out of whack. Someone suggested using my thighs(not 'fluffy') and now my readings are much better.

Permalink Reply by smileandnod on January 18, 2012 at 10:56am

My favorite spot is on my upper arms, on the top of the arm near where the arm meets the armpit. To put it on one-handed I sit sideways in a chair with no arms and push my arm against the back of the chair to simulate pinching it up. It does help if my husband is there to help rock the inserter forward to remove.

On my arms, I have the most accurate results with no ??? (knock on wood!). In the location I described you can't see the sensor under a short sleeve shirt either. I honestly forget even which arm I have it on. I'm careful when pulling a shirt off not to dislodge the sensor.

I've also used the inner thigh successfully but found it more bothersome when changing pants, going to the bathroom, crossing legs when sitting, and just more aware that it's there. The accuracy was good for me on the thigh though.

The least accurate place in my experience has been my abdomen. I don't mind wearing it there; it just doesn't seem to work as well there for me...lots of ??? and inaccurate tracking of numbers.

Permalink Reply by etta amy on January 18, 2012 at 11:00am

I really like the arm too. I usually put it halfway between my armpit and my elbow cause there's a little more "meat" there. I just go from one arm to the other. It's placed directly on top of my arm and never seems to get in the way while sleeping, etc.

Permalink Reply by etta amy on February 11, 2012 at 8:20am

It's important not to put it where you'll be sleeping on it. The pressure messes up the readings.

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