Itchy Dexcoms

[Eric]

@jo_jo

Do you spray it before sticking it on

I do!

I spray it on and let it air dry for a few minutes so the pod will stick.

I tried all the things suggest in the many threads below. I tried Safe n’ Simple skin barrier wipes. I tried Medline SurePrep skin protective barrier wipes. I tried Flonase spray.

I have tried them all!

And so far, the Benadryl spray has worked the best for me.

But you probably need to go through and try different things and see what you think works the best.

Suggestions for itchy pods?

I know there are a bunch of different things people have used/tried/suggested. I am not sure what they all are. I have recently tried Cavilon spray. Somewhat underwhelming. It helps a little bit, but not much. Many pods are fine. But there are certain locations that are itchy. Anything on my arms or on the front of my body are fine. But anything on the back of my body starts to itch after a day or two. What do you suggest?

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