# Suggestions for itchy pods?

**URL:** https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/suggestions-for-itchy-pods/13434
**Category:** Pump
**Created:** [December 24, 2022, 12:07am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/suggestions-for-itchy-pods/13434 "2022-12-24T00:07:40Z")
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### Author: ![Randy](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forum.fudiabetes.org/randy/32/5435_2.png) [@Randy](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Randy)
#### Post date: [December 26, 2022, 3:14pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/suggestions-for-itchy-pods/13434/12 "2022-12-26T15:14:44Z")

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I have to admit that I am apalled that doctors would prescribe drugs or sprays to alleviate allergic symptoms. We all have too many chemicals in our lives as it is.

This thread discusses using a barrier bandage to prevent the adhesive from contacting your skin:

> [@Dexcom adhesive sensitivity SOLUTION!](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/dexcom-adhesive-sensitivity-solution/12612/6):
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> Hi, Ron, welcome to FUD! This problem has been around for a while and we had [an earlier thread on it](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/allergic-reaction-to-new-sensor-tape/10723/3). Nobody suggested your patch, so you have added something new. Here is my own solution, from the earlier thread. I found that Tegaderm was not enough, since my allergic reaction was as extreme as yours: I just removed a G6 sensor after ten days (wow! full term) and the only skin indicator was a small red bump. I used the technique from the YouTube video described above, a 3M Nexcare waterproof…

That mechanical solution works for me. There may be some chemicals in the 3m adhesive, but they don’t trigger my allergies.

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