✅ The Sugar Patch™–Specific Benefits

• Hypoallergenic, skin‑friendly materials — The Sugar Patch™ uses medical‑grade, hypoallergenic nonwoven spun‑lace polyester tape designed to be gentle on sensitive skin.
• Breathable & lightweight comfort — The Sugar Patch™ tape is breathable, lightweight, and conformable, helping reduce irritation and making long wear more comfortable.
• Extended wear (5–15 days) — The Sugar Patch™ overlays are built for extended wear, maintaining adhesion through daily activity, bathing, even in warm/humid climates.
• Secure hold for CGMs & pumps — Designed to keep your Diabetes technology secure and stable throughout their full wear time.
• Better durability in water & sweat — Our tape material retains adhesion even when wet, making it ideal for swimming, showers, humidity, and sweat-heavy conditions.
• Gentle protection for sensitive skin — Reviews of our overlays and barrier patches highlight reduced irritation and improved comfort for people with sensitive skin, especially compared to standard adhesives.
• Overlays with cut-outs include matching top pieces — For patches with cutouts, The Sugar Patch™ includes the matching center piece, so the design looks complete over your sensor or pod.  You pay nothing extra for the sensor sticker piece.
• Compatible with GripShield™ (SOLD SEPARATELY)— Sugar Patch overlays are 100% compatible with Deck My Diabetes’ GripShield™, allowing extra bump protection, ease of applying and replacing our overlays when you are ready.
• Confidence & peace of mind — Users report better sensor retention, fewer premature fall-offs, and more reliable wear in daily life.

How to Apply Our Patches

Overlay Patches:  Use an alcohol swab or soap and water to clean the skin of any dirt, oils and lotions.  Allow skin to dry.  Gently peel the patch away from the backing and center it over your device, pressing the tape down firmly around the edges to ensure adhesion to the sensor, pod or infusion set tape, and skin. 

Overlays with cut-outs: The overlays are for sensors, pods, and infusion sets, and will have a hole that will allow the overlay to fit snugly around the sensor, pod, or infusion site.  The center piece (cut-out) can be applied to the top of the sensor or pod to complete the aesthetic design of the patch.  These patches are specifically designed to work with a GripShield™ for each specific device from Deck My Diabetes.

SugarShield™ adhesive patches: These are applied directly to clean dry skin where you would want to attach the SugarShield™ Case (SOLD SEPARATELY) for your Tandem Mobi™ insulin pump or Sequel Med Tech Twiist™ insulin pump. After applying the patch, remove the paper liner from the adhesive on top center of the patch and attach your SugarShield™ case.  The SugarShield™ wearable cases are made by Deck My Diabetes.  

Avoid getting the patch wet for 4 hours after applying it.  After bathing or swimming, be sure to thoroughly dry the patch and sensor site using a clean towel or blow dryer on low heat.  Should the edges of the patch ever begin to lift, using a blow dryer on low heat will reactivate the adhesive, and you should be able to press the edges back down to the skin.