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<blockquote data-quote="mefunk" data-source="post: 1954588" data-attributes="member: 188067"><p>I am a Dexcom G6 user - also used G4 for a number of years - and I used Skintac quite frequently. It is very effective as a sticky barrier. Smith and Nephew also make a similar product but the name of it escapes me at the moment. However, since I learned from the G6 labeling that skintac is not supposed to have contact with the area where the needle is inserted (not sure if that is a sensor performance issue or a tissue contact issue) so I started using the overpatch that Dexcom make for their sensors and which they provide free of charge. Unlike other commercially available overpatches I have tried, they do not irritate me and do a great job of keeping the sensor in place. </p><p></p><p>Have you looked into whether Abbot makes a similar product for the Freestyle Libre? BTW - I did not find them on Dexcom's website - I learned about them from another online forum so I called Dexcom and got some shipped to me. It might be worth a call to Abbot to ask.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="mefunk, post: 1954588, member: 188067"] I am a Dexcom G6 user - also used G4 for a number of years - and I used Skintac quite frequently. It is very effective as a sticky barrier. Smith and Nephew also make a similar product but the name of it escapes me at the moment. However, since I learned from the G6 labeling that skintac is not supposed to have contact with the area where the needle is inserted (not sure if that is a sensor performance issue or a tissue contact issue) so I started using the overpatch that Dexcom make for their sensors and which they provide free of charge. Unlike other commercially available overpatches I have tried, they do not irritate me and do a great job of keeping the sensor in place. Have you looked into whether Abbot makes a similar product for the Freestyle Libre? BTW - I did not find them on Dexcom's website - I learned about them from another online forum so I called Dexcom and got some shipped to me. It might be worth a call to Abbot to ask. [/QUOTE]
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