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niknak15

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Hi all,

I'm getting CGM on Tuesday for a week, my son, only 1, has a swimming lesson weds, is it safe to swim with it? The consultant said it's doable, what do people do who have CGM when it comes to swimming?

Advice greatly appreciated!!! :-)



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The sensor may be waterproof but the adhesive certainly isn't; I had to use lots of Elastoplast to keep it in place for the lifetime of the sensor.
 
That would be a shame. When I borrowed a CGM last summer it was stuck on very firmly with tegaderm. I swam every day with it.
 
That would be a shame. When I borrowed a CGM last summer it was stuck on very firmly with tegaderm. I swam every day with it.
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Good for you, but as I said neither the adhesive the Navigator sensors (which I had used) nor stuff you can get in a small pharmacy will last very long when exposed to water for a prolonged time. I'm not even sure where you can get the brand you mentioned in the UK
 
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I think Medtronic supply a pre cut out waterproof dressing for their sensors whereas Dexcom users buy Opsite Flexifix and do a cut out themselves. It all looks good from what Ive seen

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