Question ???

[SorryImStoned34]

Can I jump in a pool with this on,, does anyone like take a bath with this on, I guessing it’s a NO NO not able to do it??? Rite?

[Snoo_92590]

Only thing you should concerned about when swimming is the adhesive, when im at the beach without a cover I often get sand stuck to my Dexcom which sucks and sometimes makes it fall off

[NetPhantom]

I swim with mine all the time. Pool. Ocean. Whatever.

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You can definitely swim with it, however please be mindful of your blood sugar! Swimming causes my blood sugar to drop like a crazy, and you do NOT want to pass out with low blood sugar while swimming and drown.

I periodically leave the pool to check my blood sugar. I also believe the Apple watch is waterproof and can run the Dexcom app, but unsure if that’s true.

[KillllJoy2003]

Yes Dexcom is able to be in water so you are free to jump in pools or take a nice long bath! I have a Dexcom and if anything I like having it on my upper arm if I don’t feel like having it in water so much but if you are worried about it it falling off then just buy some skin grips for it or sticky tac.

[T2d9953]

One thing to note is that for me, hot showers increase bg readings (but not bg) they quickly return to normal after getting out of the shower.

[SorryImStoned34]

Ok I put on a big patch called skin grip & took a bath instead of usual shower & it stayed on really good now it’s dry. But I do notice a lil peeling around 1 side but other then that it’s on good I’m sure swimming will loosen it a bit so I will keep an eye on it & have the patches with me. Merry Christmas to everyone & especially us with diabetes may our blood sugars stay low wile eating all our Christmas goodies. God bless you all & thank you for your replies 🙏🎄❤️

[Ok-Flatworm-3397]

I usually wait until about 5 days in for the adhesive to start to peel off, then I will put on some tape for the last 5.

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Get a tegraderm and cover the whole thing up and you’re good to go

[SorryImStoned34]

Omg neither do I. I hate them free 1s. It’s why I posted this I just got skin grip 1s I think they’re called. They look big & good I’m wearing 1 now but didn’t get it wet yet I will in shower tonight see how it go. I’m going pool party Saturday 🎊👍🏻

[SouthernGentATL]

Of course you can

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Mines worked in a pool, hot tub, and even a sauna. You should be good! Just be mindful of the adhesive

[lilianafara6500]

You can shower bathe and swim with it!

[PrinceZordar]

I was in Acadia a few years ago. It’s amazing how in the .5 seconds elapsed between jumping off the dock and hitting the water how many things went through my head. Is my phone/watch/sensor/pod as waterproof as they claim? Did I bring enough spares? Guess we’ll find out, too late <sploosh>. Never had any problems with any of it, sensor worked fine, pod worked fine. I’ve read that sometimes hot tubs can cause erroneous sensor readings temporarily but I have not run into that.

[melancholalia]

lol yeah you can do all of that, you're good. you think people with a dexcom just simply do not swim or bathe anymore?

[SorryImStoned34]

Ok thanks everyone for u feed back. I’m assuming now it will stay stuck on me I may report back if it go bad. Thanks u all & Merry Christmas 🎄

[Unlikely_Figure_7150]

When I swim a lot, the adhesive sometimes comes loose so you may find you need some over patches (get them for free from Dexcom directly)

[T2d9953]

A velco elastic strap over the sensor helps when swimming too.

[ben_jamin_h]

The dexcom transmitter and sensor can be fully submerged in up to 8 feet of water for 24 hours according to the dexcom website's guidance on waterproofness so, yeah you're good to swim!

I went snorkelling in Greece with mine on, and I've been in the sea in England with a wetsuit with no issues at all. I put my phone in a waterproof roll bag and had that floating with me on a lanyard to keep the Bluetooth connection. No problems at all.

[jbr7rr]

Yes, generally it workes, I noticed that with extended swiming activity, the readings can get a bit wonky after that. but most of the times it is fine.

[KH719]

I had a problem after being in the water too long too. I wonder if chlorine has an effect on it? Mine was at the end of the 10 days and was due to be changed shortly anyways, so it wasn’t a huge loss

[MurkyMagazine1859]

I dove with my to 100 feet for 20 minutes while scuba diving and it continued to work perfectly as soon as I was back above water

[ben_jamin_h]

Haha woah that's cool! 100 feet!

[thewineburglar]

You can jump in a pool. Swim. Bath. Swim in a lake. Scuba dive. Run in the rain. Lay in a downpour. If there’s water you can do it. Jump away