Hi,
Thanks for the warm welcome I received. I've been looking through all of the discussions and I know that this has been asked many times, but.... I just started using Dexcom last week. Here is my problem - I have 4 kids (ages 8 to 2) and I'm pretty active (don't think I'm in the gym all day, I mean, working, grocery shopping, carpool, etc...) I am currently wearing the sensor on my stomach but every time I pick up my 2 year old or one of my other kids hugs me, I'm afraid it will get pulled off. I also wear a pump and I don't find that as intrusive. The g4 is much bigger than I anticipated. I'm also not a fan of "wearing my diabetes" on the outside. I don't wear my pump where it can be seen and I wouldn't consider wearing the Dexcom where it could be seen either. I feel like I have to go through what outfits I'll be wearing over the next 7 days before I pick a spot :-) Does anyone have any tricks up their sleeves that they can share?
Any help is greatly appreciated!
Hi Nina: I wear my Dexcom sensor on the back of my upper arm--that is the best place for me so far. It is visible when I wear tank tops and some short sleeve shirts, but in the wintertime that's not much of a concern.
Thanks! So I tend to wear fitted shirts that I layer - so even if I'm wearing long sleeves it pops out. In theory my lower back would be good but I'm afraid to sleep like that.
I wear mine closer to my armpit - I find that it is almost always out of my way there and get very reliable readings from it. I am fairly active and I find that that location responds better than other sites I've tried during and immediately after exercise, as well.
I also use my arm, just below the armpit on the top of my arm. I do hot yoga three days a week and I really don't care if the sensor is exposed for all to see. My priorities are safety and health. I suppose if I was unmarried and dating, I might be more self-conscious but my husband of 21 years is great...and has learned to pay attention to where my sensor is during "all activities" (wink wink).
:-) thanks