Itchy, painful rash; i started using the dexcom g6 cgm in (b)(6) 2020.
It stays on your skin for 10 days, after that time you remove it and replace it with a new one on a different site on your body.
Never had any skin issues with it.
Starting in (b)(6) 2020, i noticed after 1-2 days of insertion, that the skin under the device started to itch.
It was itching all the time, until i finally took it off after 10 days.
After removal, i was shocked how horribly my skin looked.
It was blotchy, red patches, in the exact shape of the dexcom's adhesive.
It took several weeks until it was finally better and was not itchy any more.
I don't know if dexcom changed the formula for their adhesive, but i never had a reaction the first 2 months.
I now put a piece of tegaderm skin patch between my skin and the dexcom cgm, but it still irritates my skin tremendously.
I really value the convenience of the cgm and how helpful it is with my diabetes control, but the itching is almost unbearable.
Fda safety report id # (b)(4).
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