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Libre 2 protective swimming patches

Zinadane

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Type of diabetes
Type 1
Treatment type
Insulin
Dislikes
High and low sugar levels!
I fancy doing a bit of swimming again.
30 mins in the water is bound to loosen the libre for sure.
Can anyone tell me a good plaster patch that does the job of protecting it?
 
I use Fixomull Transparent, which is called Hypafix in the UK. It comes on a 10 meter times 10 centimeter roll, so I just cut patches. I believe it's the same as Tegaderm, only a different brand.
Often the patch just stays on for the whole 2 weeks, or when it starts to peel I may have to replace after a day or ten.
If you use a small piece of tissue between the sensor and the patch you can easily remove the patch without pulling off the sensor.
 

Ditto with Opsite Flexifix and a lint piece. Been doing it 3 years very successfully.
 
I use tegaderm, swim for around an hour three times a week and one usually stays for the whole 14 days.
 
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