Not Just A Patch Freestyle Libre 2 Sensor Covers (20 Pack) Lingo CGM Patches for Freestyle Libre 2 - Water Resistant & Durable for 10-14 Days - Pre-Cut in Beige

The adhesive is great. I leave mine on for about 4 days then I exchange it because either edges frail and I don’t like how it looks, but it still works though even when edges are frail. People complain about having to switch it, but 3 patches in 2 weeks is still cheaper than replacing a sensor, so I don’t mind. Having a cgm has been life-changing to me and these patches make the cgm last the 14 days. Be careful removing the patch, though; the adhesive can peal your skin off. Remove in the shower with lots of body wash or use an adhesive remover liquid for skin. I am very sensitive to a lot of products, including allergy to latex, and this patch does not make me react. Overall, I am very happy.

The first time I wore my CGM it was supposed to last for 14 days. It made it to 7 before the glue gave up and it popped off when it caught on my shirt sleeve. After that, I started using large medical adhesive bandages, but the adhesives caused irritation and were very difficult to remove without pain.These not only protect my CGM from having the adhesive wear off too quickly but also give me peace of mind. I'm not fully comfortable with my CGM since I have a mild needle phobia and worry about it getting scraped off and hurting me. These patches help to protect the edges so that I no longer have a sudden sense of panic when my CGM catches on the edge of a door frame or my clothes.My advice in wearing them is that you might want to shave the area before applying your CGM and the patch so that you don't have to deal with it pulling on hair when it needs to be removed.

It takes a bit of a learning curve to be able to apply without it peeling off after a few days. It is best to apply after you put a new cgm on, while your skin is still clean from the soap and alcohol wipe. Keep your arm in a relaxed, bicep curl position and take your time. It is really amazing when it sticks properly.

I ordered this to protect my round FreeStyle Libre CGM, after having used a couple of other standard stick-on patches that caused great skin irritation and tore my skin on removal. I chose this product because it was advertised as hypoallergenic. In use, it does seem to be so — the skin irritation and tearing is no longer a problem. But the patches are not satisfactory, largely because they do not adhere well, and because the design is awkward.The adhesive on these disks does not cause irritation, and is much more gentle on the skin than that of other patches. The red rashes and skin tearing resulting from other patches have ended. However, the glue is so weak that the patches quickly start to peel off. Other patches could last the full two weeks of the monitor's use; this one goes less than a week, and the edges of the patch start to curl up within a day or two. They can be worn in the shower, but that seems to hasten their failure to remain adhered. Their "10+ Days" claim is nowhere near accurate. They're also a little more expensive than other patches, which would not be so bad except that I'm using 1.5 - 2x as many for a 2-week period.Finally, the shape is odd. They have a 3-part peel-off covering over the glue on the back of the patch: two strips around the outside edge, and an elongated one in the middle. When you remove all three, the entire back of the patch is covered with glue. Most other patches designed for CGMs have a glue-free section in the middle, to go over the monitor itself and keep from sticking to it and possibly pulling it out if you remove the patch. The instructions for these tell you to leave the paper covering in the middle on, and glue the patch down only around the edges, if you want to avoid sticking it to the monitor. This means you would have the shiny paper covering left on the middle of the patch, on the underside, after you stick it to your skin. This is very awkward, and doesn't really work. The patch itself is designed to work with both the round FreeStyle monitors and the oblong Dexcom ones, thus doubling their market without producing two different patches. This results in the triangular patch with the off-center middle section. This is awkward to put on and center over the monitor disk (I am using the round FreeStyle disks), and, if you choose to leave the circle-on-an-oval center paper section on, means you have to orient it exactly (for Dexcom) or have the paper sticking out uselessly on two sides of the round disk (for FreeStyle), if you can even get it centered properly. In short, the design tries to fit two differently-shaped monitors, and isn't easy to use for either.When I am done with my first order of these (soon, since they fall off so quickly!), I will look for another solution. They deserve credit for being truly skin-friendly, but the design and application is dysfunctional.

These are great for an active person that wears a Dexcom CGM. Since using these, I have not had any problems with knocking them off. I have reordered several times.