A Silly Patch

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Our Story Being diagnosed with Diabetes is hard. Fitting in is already hard enough. So, having to wear an ugly insulin pump infusion site and/or CGM sensor daily that may fall off (at any time during activities) is not fun and can de-motivate you to be active. All taped up like a medical mishap is not cool. Managing Diabetes now is easier than ever with new technology. Products like Dexcom continuous blood glucose monitors (CGM) and Omnipod tubeless insulin pumps or Medtronic, Animas and many other insulin pumps, make being a diabetic more manageable and successful. Having these devices falling off before they should and or getting in the way while being active is a downfall of these devices. I have found a way to empower your device while keeping it secure by creating an adhesive silly patch with a unique sketch or graphic design that looks cool and secure your device. The first time I used my Dexcom I did not like how it felt after just a couple days of wearing it around, it worked its way loose a little and I could feel the sensor poking me as the tape was pulling away from my skin, it was uncomfortable. It was also getting looser every time in the shower and when I got hot and sweaty or went swimming in the ocean or pool it was even worse. Living in Florida and being active at the beach and around water is my life. These activities and lifestyle did not work well with my Dexcom sensors and many common activities made my CGM fall off early or get loose and become very unconformable and then required sensor replacement. First i began cutting out bandages and tape to put over my sensors at first but they were ugly and did not last. Then I looked online and was not able to find anything helpful so I just managed with ugly Band-Aids and loose tape, they looked horrible and made me feel like an escaped medical patient with a weird device on my belly. There was not much confident I had when people saw me with my shirt off. So started out talking to many tape suppliers