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I am a guy who is blessed/cursed with rather a lot of body hair...... all over!
I am hoping to have my first pump soon and wanted to find out if anyone else has experience of infusion sets/sensors and body hair.
I regularly shave my upper arms before attaching a Libre every 14 days. By about day 10, the area around my Libre is itching so bad I feel like I could scratch my skin off.
I am looking to change to a Medtronic G6 soon.
I believe that the G6 sensor only lasts 10 days, so maybe that will be better.
I tried having my upper arms waxed once.
Not something I am terribly keen to repeat unless you guys (or girls) can convince me that it gets easier over time.
I HAVE shaved my belly once. I guess I shall have to do it more often if I get a pump.
It only stayed smooth (ish) for about 5 days then it started to itch.
Any ideas would be appreciated.
I am hoping to have my first pump soon and wanted to find out if anyone else has experience of infusion sets/sensors and body hair.
I regularly shave my upper arms before attaching a Libre every 14 days. By about day 10, the area around my Libre is itching so bad I feel like I could scratch my skin off.
I am looking to change to a Medtronic G6 soon.
I believe that the G6 sensor only lasts 10 days, so maybe that will be better.
I tried having my upper arms waxed once.
Not something I am terribly keen to repeat unless you guys (or girls) can convince me that it gets easier over time.
I HAVE shaved my belly once. I guess I shall have to do it more often if I get a pump.
It only stayed smooth (ish) for about 5 days then it started to itch.
Any ideas would be appreciated.