Hi! I’m Savanna, I was diagnosed in 2020 when I was 19 and turning 21 this year. Does anyone have issues with adhesive allergy? I’ve tried everything I can it seems like but the Dexcom still gives me severe allergic reactions even with barriers. I’ve gone back to FreeStyle since I don’t seem to be as allergic to those but I’d love to go back to Dexcom to go with my pump. Any suggestions?
Flonase on the skin before application. Theres also hypoallergenic patches you can put underneath :) Flonase works really well for me, I have VERY sensitive skin
I use the Flonase and then apply Skin Tac and then apply the sensor. I broke out in burning rashes when Dex changed their adhesive formula! I don't get the burnt rash anymore.
thank you to everyone on this post :) It’s nice to know that I’m not the only one who got really severe reactions to Dexcom. I’ll definitely have to try using Flonase
Apparently adhesive allergy is super common, I get rashes from medtronic as well as my omnipod, and bandages. Most medical adhesives all use a certain chemical that the allergy is reacting to. I used to have some IV prep pads that put down a slight skin barrier that helped, but I cant find the brand anymore
As another person mentioned you can get things like flonase or other allergy relief stuff and use that, also using hypoallergenic sticky patches and a barrier that can block some of it.
Skin tac liquid adhesive on my skin, then the skin grip underlayer (that’s the barrier between my skin and the Dexcom) then I put a skin grip cover over to keep it on. And I am not allergic to the skin grip over patch. Works great!
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Hi! I’m Savanna, I was diagnosed in 2020 when I was 19 and turning 21 this year. Does anyone have issues with adhesive allergy? I’ve tried everything I can it seems like but the Dexcom still gives me severe allergic reactions even with barriers. I’ve gone back to FreeStyle since I don’t seem to be as allergic to those but I’d love to go back to Dexcom to go with my pump. Any suggestions?
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