# Maybe I was just a big dummy **URL:** \ **Category:** Pump\ **Created:** [February 8, 2025, 4:59am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/maybe-i-was-just-a-big-dummy/15116 "2025-02-08T04:59:54Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Eric](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forum.fudiabetes.org/eric/32/9209_2.png) [@Eric](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Eric)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2025, 4:59am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/maybe-i-was-just-a-big-dummy/15116/1 "2025-02-08T04:59:54Z")
I posted this a while back. [suggestions-for-itchy-pods](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/suggestions-for-itchy-pods/13434) I tried all of the different suggestions. I could never really get anything to stop them from itching. Some of the suggestions seemed to help a little bit, or they would work _sometimes_ but not every time. I tried something totally _different_ the past several pods. I am not 100% sure if this is the answer yet, but so far they have been **much** better. A lot less itchy! I will know after few more pods if this is the answer. But…the thing I have been trying recently is **NOT** using alcohol on the site before putting the pod on. And it has seemed to be better so far. This will be crazy if the answer all along was to just stop using anything on the site at all, including alcohol wipes. 🤦‍♂️ I will let you know how it goes over the next few pods. 🤞 ---
**Author:** ![elver](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forum.fudiabetes.org/elver/32/8772_2.png) [@elver](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/elver)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2025, 6:01am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/maybe-i-was-just-a-big-dummy/15116/2 "2025-02-08T06:01:08Z")
@Eric would the hypothesis be that the alcohol is opening the pores of your skin like warm water does? ---
**Author:** ![Eric](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forum.fudiabetes.org/eric/32/9209_2.png) [@Eric](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Eric)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2025, 7:41am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/maybe-i-was-just-a-big-dummy/15116/3 "2025-02-08T07:41:03Z")
I really have no idea of the reason, @elver! Your theory seems like a good guess! ---
**Author:** ![Beacher](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/a6a055/32.png) [@Beacher](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Beacher)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2025, 2:23pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/maybe-i-was-just-a-big-dummy/15116/4 "2025-02-08T14:23:09Z")
But doesn’t alcohol _tighten_ pores? That’s the idea behind alcohol-based aftershaves, anyway. ---
**Author:** ![elver](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forum.fudiabetes.org/elver/32/8772_2.png) [@elver](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/elver)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2025, 6:05pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/maybe-i-was-just-a-big-dummy/15116/5 "2025-02-08T18:05:46Z")
@Beacher you are most likely correct. I truly have no idea ---
**Author:** ![Eric](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forum.fudiabetes.org/eric/32/9209_2.png) [@Eric](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Eric)\ **Post date:** [February 20, 2025, 3:41am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/maybe-i-was-just-a-big-dummy/15116/6 "2025-02-20T03:41:45Z")
I think I have tested this out with enough pods now. **None** of them have itched since I stopped using the alcohol. So I am pretty sure that was the cause! I will claim to be half-smart, and half-dumb. Half-smart because I eventually figured it out. And half-dumb because it took me 2 years. 🤦‍♂️ If anyone mentions itchy pods or Dexcoms to me, that’s the first thing I am going to suggest. Don’t use an alcohol wipe! ---
**Author:** ![TomH](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forum.fudiabetes.org/tomh/32/9063_2.png) [@TomH](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/TomH)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2025, 5:14pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/maybe-i-was-just-a-big-dummy/15116/7 "2025-02-23T17:14:42Z")
@Eric Just another idea to put in the quiver for folks to try! Glad you found a solution!