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Friday, January 30, 2009
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Ok, when I wanted to sign up to have the continuous glucose monitoring system 24/7, 365 days... I honestly thought this would not be such a hard task. I thought having it was going to solve all of my problems and poof I would start having better control!   I knew that there were some issues wi...
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    Scott Johnson
    Friday, January 30, 2009 at 08:13 AM

    I have used a few of those things, and there are still many others out there.  I'm sure that you'll find something that will help it work for you, but it may take some trial and error (like everything with diabetes right?).

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    Gina Capone
    Friday, January 30, 2009 at 09:07 AM

    Yea I know right!

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  2. my daughter & I use the Tegraderm HP with great success
    Katie
    Friday, January 30, 2009 at 09:44 AM

    They are only slightly larger than the sensor & transmitter together, so getting perfect placement is an issue, but they do not come off. 

     

    In fact, we had to get the Unisolve wipes to remove the sticky residue. We walked around with oval tape marks on our bodies for a few weeks.  :-)

     

    Also, I have noticed water gets trapped inside the tape after showers/baths, and it will slowly leak out (and get on clothes, etc.) so i cut a tiny slit (i'm talking 1 mm at most) at the bottom of the tape and the water drains quickly.

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  3. Me too!!
    Karen G
    Friday, January 30, 2009 at 10:00 AM

    Oh my goodness, I could have written this post.  My CGM had been workign perfectly, until this week.  All of the sudden, the IV3000 will not stick.  I had one sensor pop out, and one go bad.  I also had one that stayed at 45 all night - even though I was around 100.  I kept calabrating, but the readings it gave never changed.  And now today, I've been showing around 160 all morning. Going to test again to see if my BG is really stuck, or if the CGM is. 

     

    I'm feeling really frustrated though, and I don't know what to do.

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    Gina Capone
    Friday, January 30, 2009 at 10:10 AM

    Karen, I am going to the CDE on Wednesday I will let you know what she says! I am putting the sensor back in today with one of the new tapes I got in this packet. Maybe it will stick!

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  4. Okay - it's probably not this... but...
    A-D
    Saturday, January 31, 2009 at 12:22 AM

    Just in case... ya'll didn't start using a new moisturizer or hand cream or using one at a different time, did you?  I know we're generally conditioned to be pretty careful with those around the adhesives, but I thought I might ask...

     

    Cheers...

     

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    re: Okay - it's probably not this... but...
    Gina Capone
    Saturday, January 31, 2009 at 01:07 PM

    nope i dont use cream on my stomach area. just my hands and face.

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    re: re: Okay - it's probably not this... but...
    A-D
    Monday, February 02, 2009 at 10:40 AM

    Gina,

     

    My hands sometimes get dry in the winter and I know with some of the creams, the residue sticks around for a while (two in particular change my fingerstick readings and even washing my hands doesn't quite do it - I have to use other cleaners).  I guess I am wondering if you touched the adhesive or the insertion area with a hand that contained the moisturizer whether the transfer could have been enough to make it less sticky.

     

    Even if you were applying the cream to the area, I suspect it'd be a stretch - it was the only thing that jumped to my mind that seemed like a possible difference in this winter season.

     

    I am sure you'll figure it out and I'll be very curious to know what you find to fix it!

     

    Cheers!

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