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Permalink Reply by Charvena on September 29, 2010 at 1:11pm

I'm a nurse and have had some experience with wound dressings, etc. When I first got my pump, I knew that IV site dressing was going to be questionable. We have a hard enough time keeping it stuck over IV sites in the hospital. I ordered some Cover-Roll Stretch from Amazon.com. It comes in a long roll, which you can cut to size. It has a paper backing so you just peel off the paper and stick it over the CGM. It holds up great to showering and swimming as well. I've used it for years to secure wound dressings and it's what they use to secure postoperative dressings in most cases. It stays put. I do go ahead and put the IV site dressing over the CGM first, because the Cover-Roll has a reallly strong adhesive. Don't know if it's necessary, but I do it anyway. I have never had a CGM come unstuck since I've been using it. It costs around $25 or $30 for a 10 yard x 6 inch wide roll. Lasts a long time.

Permalink Reply by Patrick on September 29, 2010 at 4:19pm

This might sound weird but has anyone tried to use the clear double sided tape (scotch brand in most stationary aisles) to hold the transmitter to the body? on the minimed cgm it seems that it would hold the transmitter to the sensor's paper tape. I'm desperate here no tape I try to use seems to do a damn bit of good.

And the clear stuff they sent with my unit shreds in a few hours. It's aweful.

Permalink Reply by David C Weisberg on September 29, 2010 at 9:02pm

That would be a good way to get a skin irritation and infection. You have to use a sterile surgical tape. I use Opsite Flexifix which works very well and does not cause any skin problems.

Permalink Reply by Donna on November 6, 2010 at 10:59am

I use two (2) Smith & Nephew IV3000 adhesive bandaids putting two of them side by side. That is the only way I can keep the CGM on. The S & N's do not irritate my skin like other adhesives do--I have a latex allergy. I keep the CGM on for at least 6 days and it stays in place. I have more trouble with getting the needle in a spot that I can reach where there is enough fat. Medtronic folks keep telling me I am too thin, which I find hard to believe. I would guess many Type I's are thin. When I insert the needle, I usually can't get a decent reading for at least 6 to 8 hours and often have to keep resetting the blessed thing. Sometimes I take a two to three day break because it is so maddening! Are the rest of your CGM users having this kind of trouble?

Permalink Reply by dep on November 6, 2010 at 8:40pm

In your case you should just not 'start the sensor' via the pump for a day or so. You can actually have the sensor in your body 'soaking' while the old sensor and transmitter are still in and working.

Once the new sensor is ready charge the transmitter, attach to the new sensor and 'start new sensor' and you are all set.

Permalink Reply by acidrock23 on November 28, 2010 at 7:43pm

I had problems with sensors being loose and some friends recommended this stuff called Smith and Nephew OPSITE Flexifix Dressing that comes in a roll and is really strong! I can't recommend it enough!

Permalink Reply by glp on December 7, 2010 at 6:36am

Has anyone tried MM's Transmitter Adhesive Patch?

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