# Suggestions for itchy pods? **URL:** \ **Category:** Pump\ **Created:** [December 24, 2022, 12:07am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/suggestions-for-itchy-pods/13434 "2022-12-24T00:07:40Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 5
**Author:** ![T1Allison](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/c77e96/32.png) [@T1Allison](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/T1Allison)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2022, 1:24am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/suggestions-for-itchy-pods/13434/5 "2022-12-24T01:24:11Z")
> [@How to apply Flonase (Fluticasone) for adhesive allergy](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/how-to-apply-flonase-fluticasone-for-adhesive-allergy/6474/2): > > I used Flonase under my pods for quite a while last year. I asked multiple CDEs if there was a downside risk to my skin by spraying Flonase on it routinely (I thought I’d read about skin thinning or discoloration somewhere I never found again), and they said they were unaware of any issues. I ended up wiping down the outside of a sandwich bag with an alcohol wipe to sanitize it, let it dry, spray a couple sprays of Flonase on the bag, and then wipe it generously on the area where I would put th… This explains the Flonase skin trick that I used to use for pods. It helped a lot at the time. 12 hour Claritin D every other day has been holding the itching and welts at bay for me. If I go too many days without it, my quarter sized pod welts come back with a vengeance. I don’t know how much of my issue is caused by my locale: Ohio River Valley, where we all end up allergic to air…and everything else. And I apply hydrocortisone to every pod area immediately upon removal. Otherwise my skin scales up and I can’t use it for quite a while until it heals. Do you ever use Flexafix tape? I reinforce my Dexcom sensors with that tape, and the tape adhesive doesn’t bother me. That could make a good base layer under the pod. --- _[View the full topic](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/suggestions-for-itchy-pods/13434)._