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CGM rash

hboyt

hboyt

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Just having started the medtronic cgm 10 days ago and having some drama with a rash/allergic reaction. My pump seems to be fine but it's changed every 2-3 days. During the wear of the first week was fine (on back of arm) but after I took the 1st plaster off Monday it's seems to be worse now on Friday with itching and more redness. Does alcohol wipes help with this? Or do I need to try a barrier spray/wipe? I'm thinking im going to be runnimg out of areas to put the cgm if im getting this constantly! Any advice would be helpful
 

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hboyt said:
Just having started the medtronic cgm 10 days ago and having some drama with a rash/allergic reaction. My pump seems to be fine but it's changed every 2-3 days. During the wear of the first week was fine (on back of arm) but after I took the 1st plaster off Monday it's seems to be worse now on Friday with itching and more redness. Does alcohol wipes help with this? Or do I need to try a barrier spray/wipe? I'm thinking im going to be runnimg out of areas to put the cgm if im getting this constantly! Any advice would be helpful
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What brand is it? Dexcom? I strongly recommend that you look at face page 'Dexcom and Libre rash' and you will find many useful pointers about barriers and in the case of Libre, even removing the adhesive and replacing it with something else.
 
urbanracer said:
What brand is it? Dexcom? I strongly recommend that you look at face page 'Dexcom and Libre rash' and you will find many useful pointers about barriers and in the case of Libre, even removing the adhesive and replacing it with something else.
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It's the medtronic guardian cgm
 
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