# Is anyone else having a reaction to dexcom's new adhesive for the G6?

**URL:** <https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/is-anyone-else-having-a-reaction-to-dexcoms-new-adhesive-for-the-g6/10763>\
**Category:** C/GM\
**Tags:** cgm, dexcom, type-1\
**Created:** [January 14, 2021, 7:44pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/is-anyone-else-having-a-reaction-to-dexcoms-new-adhesive-for-the-g6/10763 "2021-01-14T19:44:41Z")\
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**Post date:** [January 15, 2021, 2:25am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/is-anyone-else-having-a-reaction-to-dexcoms-new-adhesive-for-the-g6/10763/3 "2021-01-15T02:25:53Z")

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@Tgraves, we have an earlier thread on this one titled “Rash under Dexcom G6 sensor”

> [@Rash under Dexcom G6 sensor](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/rash-under-dexcom-g6-sensor/10267):
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> After 12 continuous years of using Dexcom sensors, my last two have caused a rash underneath. It is persisting more than ten days after taking off the first one. Never had that problem before with Dexcom. Anybody else experiencing this? I put down a layer of Tegaderm before inserting the third one in the batch. Since Medicare is only allowing me three sensors at a time, I didn’t want to take the second one off even though it was itching and I knew would cause a rash. I tried calling Dexcom fo…

They changed the adhesive in December of 2019.

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