# For those of you using "Superglue"
**URL:** https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/for-those-of-you-using-superglue/2171
**Category:** C/GM
**Created:** [September 27, 2017, 8:17pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/for-those-of-you-using-superglue/2171 "2017-09-27T20:17:06Z")
**Posts on this page:** 20
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### Author:  [@Dave6746](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Dave6746)
#### Post date: [September 27, 2017, 8:17pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/for-those-of-you-using-superglue/2171/1 "2017-09-27T20:17:06Z")
How about trying this: [https://www.amazon.com/Starbond-KEG-50-Flexible-Thin-PREMIUM/dp/B00BUVAW42/ref=sr\_1\_12?ie=UTF8&qid=1506543197&sr=8-12&keywords=flexible+cyanoacrylate](https://www.amazon.com/Starbond-KEG-50-Flexible-Thin-PREMIUM/dp/B00BUVAW42/ref=sr_1_12?ie=UTF8&qid=1506543197&sr=8-12&keywords=flexible+cyanoacrylate)
so that you wont have issues with little broken bits of the glue irritating your skin? That’s the complaint about superglue that I read on either this site or another DM board.
[ADMIN EDIT] Using OTC cyanoacrylate on your skin is a dangerous practice that may result in severe injury.
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### Author:  [@Thomas](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Thomas)
#### Post date: [September 27, 2017, 8:26pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/for-those-of-you-using-superglue/2171/2 "2017-09-27T20:26:59Z")
> [@dave](#):
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> That’s the complaint about superglue that I read on either this site or another DM board
@dave - I am confused on the topic??
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### Author:  [@Dave6746](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Dave6746)
#### Post date: [September 27, 2017, 8:29pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/for-those-of-you-using-superglue/2171/3 "2017-09-27T20:29:57Z")
well then, I guess it was the other site. 🙂 Just ignore my OP. (it was about securing sensor tapes to one’s skin)
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### Author:  [@Thomas](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Thomas)
#### Post date: [September 27, 2017, 8:31pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/for-those-of-you-using-superglue/2171/4 "2017-09-27T20:31:34Z")
lol - I was actually concerned a virus took over your account.
ha ha ha
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### Author:  [@ClaudnDaye](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/ClaudnDaye)
#### Post date: [September 27, 2017, 8:33pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/for-those-of-you-using-superglue/2171/5 "2017-09-27T20:33:26Z")
People actually use SUPER GLUE for this purpose??? I would be shocked if that were the case since there are lots of toxic materials (and severe skin sensitivity issues that would come into play) with using actual super glue to secure sensors to the skin! Now something like “Skin-Tac” I can understand!
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### Author:  [@Michel](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Michel)
#### Post date: [September 27, 2017, 8:34pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/for-those-of-you-using-superglue/2171/6 "2017-09-27T20:34:11Z")
> [@dave](#):
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> it was about securing sensor tapes to one’s skin
You are not really using cyanoacrylate to fasten to your skin, are you?
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### Author:  [@Dave6746](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Dave6746)
#### Post date: [September 27, 2017, 8:46pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/for-those-of-you-using-superglue/2171/7 "2017-09-27T20:46:49Z")
You DO know that a medical grade “superglue” is used in surgery, right???
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### Author:  [@Dave6746](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Dave6746)
#### Post date: [September 27, 2017, 8:47pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/for-those-of-you-using-superglue/2171/8 "2017-09-27T20:47:09Z")
Me? No. it’s on another board.
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### Author:  [@ClaudnDaye](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/ClaudnDaye)
#### Post date: [September 27, 2017, 9:04pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/for-those-of-you-using-superglue/2171/9 "2017-09-27T21:04:10Z")
Yes! I’m aware that special “supre” glue is used in OR’s to close up wounds w/o the necessity of staples or stitches and OTC versions sold to close small cuts and scrapes. Is this what that is? I thought cyanoacrylate resulted in tissue toxicity? Maybe I need to do a bit more research on this topic.
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### Author:  [@Michel](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Michel)
#### Post date: [September 27, 2017, 9:09pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/for-those-of-you-using-superglue/2171/10 "2017-09-27T21:09:10Z")
This is what can happen when you apply OTC cyanoacrylate glue:
> **[Three things you didn’t know about gluing skin](https://lacerationrepair.com/wound-blog/three-things-you-didnt-know-about-glueing-skin/)**
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> Have you ever applied Dermabond to a simple laceration in your ED, and had the patient react like this: “Really? You are just using super glue? I could have bought that at a hardware store an…
Only specific formulations are appropriate – they need very specific conditions of application. Dangerous stuff.
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### Author:  [@Dave6746](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Dave6746)
#### Post date: [September 27, 2017, 9:13pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/for-those-of-you-using-superglue/2171/11 "2017-09-27T21:13:36Z")
I can’t tell you exactly what the people on The Other Board are using on their sensor tapes. I certainly wouldn’t use it.
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### Author:  [@Dave6746](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Dave6746)
#### Post date: [September 27, 2017, 9:14pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/for-those-of-you-using-superglue/2171/12 "2017-09-27T21:14:57Z")
Let’s calm down. My wife is an OR nurse and she’s seen this stuff used all the time and it isn’t doing anything like the link shows
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### Author:  [@ClaudnDaye](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/ClaudnDaye)
#### Post date: [September 27, 2017, 9:23pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/for-those-of-you-using-superglue/2171/13 "2017-09-27T21:23:34Z")
> [@dave](#):
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> The Other Board
Sorry what other board? I’m so confused. Sorry!
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### Author:  [@Dave6746](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Dave6746)
#### Post date: [September 27, 2017, 9:24pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/for-those-of-you-using-superglue/2171/14 "2017-09-27T21:24:59Z")
I don’t want to get in trouble here for mentioning another diabetes website by name
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### Author:  [@ClaudnDaye](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/ClaudnDaye)
#### Post date: [September 27, 2017, 9:26pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/for-those-of-you-using-superglue/2171/15 "2017-09-27T21:26:46Z")
This isn’t that kind of community. Any forum or community that adds value to the diabetic community is welcome here. As long as there isn’t any advertising for profit, etc., we don’t have a problem saying TuD or any other forum name here. We are all here for one purpose - to help each other live better lives in spite of diabetes. This is part of our UNLIMITED stance on things.
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### Author:  [@Michel](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Michel)
#### Post date: [September 27, 2017, 9:33pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/for-those-of-you-using-superglue/2171/16 "2017-09-27T21:33:10Z")
> [@dave](#):
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> Let’s calm down. My wife is an OR nurse and she’s seen this stuff used all the time and it isn’t doing anything like the link shows
@dave, your wife (1) is a nurse in an OR, (2) is trained in how to apply medical cyanoacrylate to someone’s skin, and (3) is not using OTC cyanoacrylate. None of this is true for the average PWD reading this forum.
Just to be clear, until we know more about the subject, it is NOT safe to use cyanoacrylate glue to bond a sensor to your skin if any of the following is true:
(1) you are not an OR nurse
(2) you are not trained on using cyanoacrylate glues for skin injuries
(3) you are not using medical cyanoacrylate glues designed for this specific purpose.
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### Author:  [@ClaudnDaye](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/ClaudnDaye)
#### Post date: [September 27, 2017, 9:35pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/for-those-of-you-using-superglue/2171/17 "2017-09-27T21:35:17Z")
I would totally agree and note that the use of superglue in the OR format is usually a ONE TIME use…they patch someone up, they heal, and then move on. With diabetes, adhesive is a daily routine…at a minimum once every 3 days. So to use any superglue type item one-time may be safe while using it repeatidly day in day out over a lifetime may not be.
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### Author:  [@Michel](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Michel)
#### Post date: [September 27, 2017, 9:36pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/for-those-of-you-using-superglue/2171/18 "2017-09-27T21:36:16Z")
> [@dave](#):
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> I don’t want to get in trouble here for mentioning another diabetes website by name
@dave, here is our link policy, you have nothing to fear:
> [@Links to outside sites: what is FUD's policy?](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/links-to-outside-sites-what-is-fuds-policy/1236):
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> Recently I posted a link to the FUD forum on a thread that was on TuDiabetes. My link was appropriate to the conversation and totally relevant. It had a bunch of information on the exact topic that was being discussed. But because the link was to this site, the admins at TuDiabetes removed it and gave me a stern warning. I guess in their mind, sharing information is not the primary goal. Rather keeping members from going to a “rival” site is the primary goal. So on TuD, I am not allowed to pos…
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### Author:  [@Dave6746](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Dave6746)
#### Post date: [September 27, 2017, 9:43pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/for-those-of-you-using-superglue/2171/19 "2017-09-27T21:43:05Z")
Good grief I’m not the one who suggested using Super Glue. It was other people that said they use it on their sensor tapes.
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### Author:  [@Dave6746](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Dave6746)
#### Post date: [September 27, 2017, 9:44pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/for-those-of-you-using-superglue/2171/20 "2017-09-27T21:44:31Z")
Personally I hate getting crazy glue on my fingers or anywhere on my skin. When I do I try to get it off using acetone and which also is in a great thing to put on your skin but I sure don’t like having crazy glue on my fingers. Ever try to use a finger print reader with crazy glue on your fingertips? It doesn’t work
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