Alcoholic skin wipes

[John Gray]

My problem is not getting the cgm to stick (I just apply after a bath/shower), but my problem is getting it to come off afterwards! Really sticks tight, and takes ages to peel all around the edges. Tried Olive Oil, helps a bit.
Any more tips?

I usually just rip it off viciously! This precipitate action has not (yet?) caused me any problems.
If I had more patience I would probably try to detach the sensor itself from the adhesive layer, leaving that on my skin, then try peeling it off gradually. I've done this occasionally when the forced removal has left the adhesive layer, well, adhering....

 

[Lisa65]

I just get my nail under the edge and lever it up.

 

[nonethewiser]

Get my alcohol wipes from Amazon, they are great for prepping skin prior to sensor & pod application in own case, use them mainly when away from home on trips for example.

Buy surgical spirit from superdrug for home use, in all years of using Libre & more recently Dexcom sensors only ever had 2 come unstuck.

As a man just peel sensors/pods off even if it is slightly uncomfortable at times, not had any skin issues thus far from doing so.

 

[Pumper_Sue]

My DSN specifically advised against using alcohol wipes (I was reading a US-based diabetes book which suggested them). She said they weren’t good for the condition of the skin, and long-term use can cause hardening/thickening in some cases.

What once every 10 10 day's? She's having a larf surely. This advice is very old hat which was spouted many years ago before disposable syringes became available (1980's)? in them day we had to use a swab of cotton wool soaked in industrial spirit to clean the skin before injecting.