SIMPATCH – Guardian, Enlite Adhesive Patch (25-Pack) – Waterproof Adhesive, CGM Patches (Blue)

My husband wears a Guardian 4 sensor for his diabetes. This patch has been overall the best & better costing patch he's found on prime. He's tried 2 other kind & as soon as he tried this one, he hasn't changed it. He's even subscribed to it so it automatically sends. When he showers it gets wet but gets dry fairly quickly. He's worn another patch before that would get really soaked & but dry as fast. It does not fall off or peel off. He works out at the gym, sleeps in it, showers with it, wears clothing over it & he's never had any issues. He's a Deputy Sheriff & has been in my situations with it. This patch lasts!

I use the Medtronic Gaurdian 3 sensor and always hated the clear adhesive patches that they provide with the product. After wearing the Medtronic patches for a week, peeling them off would not only hurt, but would irritate my skin leaving it red, rashy and stinging. I HATED the tape and thought it was something that I would just have to suck up and deal with. It would make me self conscious when taking off my shirt in front of people, too. Red, rashy and stinging skin is a small price to pay for having my blood sugar under control, right? I also hated that the Medtronic tape would leave a residue on my skin and sensor that I was only removable with rubbing alcohol and lots of elbow grease. I came across Simpatch and put off buying it for months thinking it was the same type of product Medtronic provided that would leave my skin in a less than desirable condition after use. BOY WAS I WRONG. I finally ordered Simpatch and was beyond surprised that my skepticism about the product was absolutely incorrect. I’ve worn Simpatch a couple of times throughout the last few weeks and I’m ecstatic to say that my skin does not get irritated from the adhesive nor does it leave a nasty residue that is only removable with rubbing alcohol. It’s a bit tricky to get on since the backing doesn’t necessarily come off easily at the perforations. Once I got the application technique down I have zero issues with it. If there is any residue left behind by the Simpatch, it easily rubs off using my fingers. I know there’s a product to apply pre-adhering the patch to help with this, but I’ve not found it personally necessary to use as this product is fabulous on its own. I would HIGHLY recommend Simpatch to anyone struggling with the same issue I’ve outlined in this review. Thank you Simpatch!

These are great for holding my Medtronic sensor down. I use skin tac with it. I'm going to buy these again to use to hold my insertion site for my pump. These hold my sensor so well that I'm going to try them on my sites since I sweat them off in the humidity of the South.

These are absolutely perfect to use with my Guardian 4! They hold my sensors in place very well and are really easy to use. I love that they do not leave all the sticky residue on my arm or the transmitter like the ones from Medtronic. They are very easy to remove from my arm and the transmitter-they peel right off. These look better and I feel like they help make the sensor less noticeable. It would be great if Medtronic provided something of this caliber with their sensors but until then, I will continue buying these. They are worth every penny!

This is a great and durable piece of tape that doesn’t make the censor looks so big. The only problem I have with it is the residue it leaves behind can be a pain to get off. Isopropyl alcohol (rubbing alcohol) works very well to get the residue off but still can be a struggle depending where you place the censor.

To be honest about SimPatch.....LIFE SAVER!!!! I have tried every patch on the market and all of them never lasted me 7 days in the condition your patch looks after 7 days. (Above photo is after 7 days)SimPatch looks as good the 7th day on me as the first day I put it on. Thank you for such a quality product. I post it on Metronic sites that are designed to help other diabetics with questions about how to improve the quality of life with CGM’s and I post your product as my #1 reason for my success with NEVER losing a sensor before it’s time to replace it. In the very beginning I lost sensors after 2 or 3 days. Now, 7 days without any issues.And my job is hard on the body. I sell cars and getting in and out of cars 10/12 times a day that are 140 degrees inside, sweating, hitting the patch on mirrors and seat belts happens every day and all the other patch’s fell off. Amazing product.I recommend this product and swear by it. I can put my sensor in and patched in 4 minutes or less. Amazing. Using an adhesive and blow dryer works even better.Andrew

I am new to CGM and have the Medtronic Guardian 3. This was the most recommended overtape from my diabetic friends and the reviews here looked decent. It has not lived up to my expectations.Pros: there really only is one, I do not react adversely to the adhesive like I do to the Medtronic tape. They are also comfortable but not any better/worse than the Medtronic overtape.Cons: It is horrible holding up to water, especially swimming. I both enjoy taking long baths and swim a lot during the summer. Neither hold up well especially the swimming. I have had multiple failed sensors after swimming, these are not water resistant enough to keep the chlorine from the sensor. I have had to use a Medtronic overtape over the sensor before using this overtape which means I still react to the Medtronic adhesive, taking away the only pro of this tape. Swimming for just one hour has left the patch completely unattached on one side and barely keeping the sensor and transmitter hanging on. This is even when the sensor is on the upper arm and not spending 100% of the time submerged. Very disappointing.I still haven’t been able to find a product that works better so for now I keep trying to make these patches work. Medtronic will replace sensors that fail early so at least I’m not loosing money on them although it would be nice to not have to replace them so often. But if I can find an overtape that holds up to water, I will be ditching these in a heartbeat!