# CGM Patches **URL:** \ **Category:** C/GM\ **Created:** [May 7, 2022, 4:43pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/cgm-patches/12682 "2022-05-07T16:43:01Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 4
**Author:** ![Strat1117](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forum.fudiabetes.org/strat1117/32/10482_2.png) [@Strat1117](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Strat1117)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2023, 1:22pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/cgm-patches/12682/4 "2023-02-28T13:22:30Z")
Engaging in a little necro-threading again - still catching up - but I posted about Skin Grip patches back in December. They were highly recommended by the wife of a good friend who manages an endo office, has D herself, and swears they prolong the life of the CGM. They’re not expensive and work fine, but I’ve had mixed results in terms of prolonged life. (In fairness, I haven’t used them religiously, so I don’t really have a good data set by which to form a reliable opinion.) > [@Skin Grip patches for CGM sensors](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/skin-grip-patches-for-cgm-sensors/13442): > > The wife of one of my golf buddies is the office manager at an endo office (not mine) and she recommended I get these to cover up my (then) Libre2. (I’ve since moved on to Libre3, but they still fit.) I don’t really get the purpose, although I suppose they look a little nicer than the naked sensor. Anyone use them? Good, bad, indifferent? They seem to work as intended and don’t cost much, but I don’t have a problem with adhesion, and I can’t imagine what other problem they solve - or are they… --- _[View the full topic](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/cgm-patches/12682)._