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Type 2 Best lotion for putting on area after Libre sensor removed

APACJoe

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Type of diabetes
Type 2
Treatment type
Insulin
Quick one. Every time I remove my Libre2 Sensor there’s always the small red mark and black circle of glue.

The small red mark, however, stays red for over a month I’ve found, on both arms.

Anyone know of a lotion/cream that would help speed up the reduction in redness?

Khap Khun
 
Sorry you have a red mark from your Libre.
This is not something I have ever experienced after years of Libre-ing.
Is it sore or just unsightly?

Not sure about lotions but it could be the way you are removing your sensor.
I know some people just "rip it off" but I was told some time ago that this can remove a few layers of skin so the best approach is to soak it off.
I do this in the shower. I peel a little bit of it back and allow the shower water to penetrate so that it can be removed slowly.
 

Hi there, I remove mine very carefully but it always leaves the round indentation mark which is red and the surrounding area stays red for a day or two. Sometimes it causes a degree of inflammation there too. I use an antihistamine cream (1%) which calms it down. Dependent upon the mark itself though it could be a normal skin cream might do just fine, maybe sudocrem for example.
 
Soplewis12 said:
Hi, I use baby oil with a cotton wool pad, works well to remove black marks.
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Hello,

Yes, I use baby oil to take off, but recently the sensor is ready to come off.

For me, it’s more the red marks. I’ve got 6 on right arm and 10 on left and some are 7months old.
 

Thanks for your response.

I have used barrier creams and they help, slightly. I have tried Sudocream and other ‘off the shelf’ creams and lotions, but they all don’t help to remove the small red dot that stays for months after.

I’ll ask a Dr
 

Thank you. Antihistamine is a good idea. I’ll try that next time.
 
APACJoe said:
Hello,

Yes, I use baby oil to take off, but recently the sensor is ready to come off.

For me, it’s more the red marks. I’ve got 6 on right arm and 10 on left and some are 7months old.
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Oh dear, that is rubbish. I've been lucky so far. I've no marks from the sensor but some from the omnipod dash pump. Hope the antihistamine cream works for you
 
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