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Libre in a sauna?

Discussion in 'Blood Glucose Monitoring' started by Lakeslover, Jun 9, 2021.

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  1. Lakeslover

    Lakeslover · Well-Known Member

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    I’ve been wearing a libre covered with tegaderm since March. I swim regularly for up to an hour with no problem.

    the sauna at the leisure club has just reopened, and I went in for 10 minutes this week, the first time with the libre on. As I was getting dressed I noticed the libre and tegaderm had come completely off my arm.

    Does anyone here with a libre wear it into the sauna? Could it just have been that I caught it with my costume and didn’t feel it, or do you think the heat affects the glue?
     
    #1 Lakeslover, Jun 9, 2021 at 2:48 PM
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    Tramk · Member

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    I have worn my libre without any support in sauna for several years without any issues. My time in sauna is normally half hour. No problems. Good luck!
     
    #2 Tramk, Jun 9, 2021 at 2:58 PM
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    I have worn a Libre in the sauna. I wouldn't trust the numbers reported by it during the session but it recovered afterwards.
    It never came off.
     
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    #3 In Response, Jun 9, 2021 at 3:29 PM
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