A few months ago, I stumbled upon StayPut Medical and tried one of these overlay tapes out over a Dexcom G5 sensor. And even with a history of wonky adhesive issues and easily irritated skin, this tape helped my sensor hold tight, without issue.
Thankful for the free trial sample and eager to share this “simple solution” with you guys, I asked the founder and president of StayPut Medical to hang out on the blog for a quick interview. And he offered to provide a StayPut giveaway for six Six Until Me readers! See below for details, and make sure you leave a comment on this post by Thursday to enter!
Kerri: What’s your story? Who are you and what’s your connection to diabetes?
Mike Mangus: My name is Mike Mangus, and I’m the Founder and President of StayPut® Medical, LLC. Prior to starting StayPut® Medical, I was a Territory Business Manager for Dexcom, Inc., in West Palm Beach, FL. My passion for, and belief in, the Dexcom CGM was only surpassed by the admiration I had for its’ users. I took a personal interest in each and every patient I helped to obtain a Dexcom CGM, and have formed the bonds of friendship that are still strong to this day.
Kerri: Can you tell readers about StayPut® and why you created it?
MM: As mentioned above, I worked for a manufacturer of a popular wearable device. When that device received FDA indication for use in the pediatric space, I noticed a major uptick in occurrences of the wearable device coming off the body prior to the manufacturer’s intended duration of use. Because of these, and the ensuing customer inquires regarding possible solutions to this problem, I decided to come up with a solution … StayPut® overlay patches.
StayPut® patches are water-resistant, breathable, durable and 100% latex free overlay patches, used to reinforce the existing adhesive of a wearable medical device. StayPut® patches come in a variety of colors and cut-out sizes, and are able to be trimmed easily, without fraying, to fit any size body or location of wear.
Kerri: How does your product help people with diabetes?
MM: StayPut® understands the multitude of diverse, and critical, aspects of living with diabetes; all of which need to be managed daily. With that said, our company’s mission is to make the life of a diabetic incrementally easier. We take pride in knowing, that through utilization of our overlay patches, wearable medical devices will stay on a patient’s body for the intended duration of use, and thus, the wearer won’t have to incur the cost, inconvenience, or frustration of losing a device early.
Kerri: How does StayPut® work, as a company? Do you have a giant manufacturing facility? Or is this a small business? Walk us through your work week.
MM: We are a small, family run company. I am the typical “jack of all trades, master of none”, and do everything from answer the phones, to package up orders, to make daily post office runs. Owning your own business is most certainly a 24/7/365 job, however, when you know you’re helping people, it makes it a LOT easier.
Kerri: And you’ve agreed to do a giveaway to SIX SixUntilMe readers – thank you for that!! What are you giving away?
MM: We are so excited to collaborate with SixUntilMe. We are giving away 2, 10pks (any color, any size) of StayPut® Medical patches (a $25 value) to 5 lucky winners. We would like to mention that even if you don’t win the contest, you can still obtain a StayPut® sample to try for FREE. We believe that patients pay too much for their supplies, and they deserve the right to “try before they buy.”
With that said, we always offer FREE SAMPLES of our StayPut® patches to anyone that would like one. Simply email us with your shipping address and color choice (blue, pink, beige, black, neon green or purple), and we’ll get it in the mail ASAP.
Thanks, Mike, for answering some questions and offering a giveaway to Six Until Me readers! To enter the giveaway, please leave a comment on this blog post by midnight on Thursday (make sure you use a valid email) and six winners will be drawn on Friday, May 4th.
To find out more about StayPut medical patches, you can visit their website, send them an email, visit their Facebook page, or check them out on Instagram.
Love that they are a small family owned company.
I would love to find a great tape for the summer!
Would LOVE to try this!
I am so excited to try these! Just in time for bathing suit and pool season!
Looking forward to trying these whether we win the giveaway or not!
Those look really nice! I’ve never heard of them before.
Would definitely like to try these for my daughter this summer as we swim daily in the summer.
These look great! It’s so frustrating to not have a great way to have my devices firmly fastened to me. I’d love to try these out!
I have used other bandages before to secure my sites. I am curious to see how these stack up and how much residue is left behind after use. Thank you for being supportive of the diabetic community!
My son is starting the process to get a dexcom before heading off to college in the fall. Would love to try this.
Sounds great!
This would be so awesome! Esp for summer coming up! Thanks ☺️
These look awesome! Love the colors
A small company that understands the needs of Diabetics is how we get small innovations that make a difference!
My daughter would love to try these! Thanks for sharing.
Great for the summer!
I’d love to have one!!
Love this product! It works like a charm
Would love to try this out. Really nothing sticks to me for a week. My Dex gets loose after 2 days, then I use Mastisol & a product to continue to keep it on for 7 days. By day 7, it’s hanging on by threads.
I’ve been on the lookout for a good tape/adhesive! I’d love to give it a try.
We are always looking for ways to keep pump sites and cgms sites in place.
Looks like a great product. I’ve been looking for something a little easier for my son to apply by himself – without doing a lot of fussy cutting.
Really cool. I have been needing to try something with my dexcom
I’m excited for Kacey to try these!! 🙂 Thank you!
Sign me up!
They look much better than the medical tape I usually use for my Dexcom!
I am always looking for better options, I really want to try this with my Dexcom
My nephew received a Dexcom monitor one month ago. Would love to see how these patches work for an active 10 year old!
Thanks for sharing, these look great. My skin’s been more sensitive to both my Dexcom and Omnipod recently so I’m looking for new things to try!
They look way nicer than the medical look of my sensor tapes. Thanks Mike!
Great colors. Especially love the pink. Being chosen for the gift would be superb!
I’m very interested in trying this product. I’m looking for a secure way to keep the sensor/transmitter from coming off too soon while permitting me to remove it without injuring my skin.
I hope it gets some downtime!
I’be been searching for something like this. Thanks so much for posting!
Would love a new option to help Colleen’s T1 technology stay on better in the summer! Busy 10 year olds love to swim and be active! . Thanks!
Oooh, this is just the kind of thing I was wondering about!!
Would love to try one!! Thank you!
This may be our new best friend for my 10 year old son that is extremely active in sports and we are a lake family when not chasing a ball. We usually stop wearing our Dex during lake season, hoping that is not the case this summer with StayPut.
I am so excited to hear about this product! I have definitely had issues with devices coming off too early, especially in the summer. I am also impressed with the small company and wish them best of luck!
Cool beans. I woudl like it better if they had a specific cut out for the Medtronic guardian sensor. Maybe soon. I will stay out of the drawing, but I love the company.
I think they can cut to fit any medical device? Email the guy at StayPut and ask!!
How great to read that WE have influenced someone without our disease to love usenough and care enough about a specific issue in our littledevixe world to invest his time and energy on a solution. Thank you for your passionate efforts- praying you and your company will be very successful!
Super cool! Always looking for another option besides my Optimus Prime tape!
Congrats on supporting a small business helping others!!
Want to try for sure!
Would love a tape that is waterproof!
Awesome! Sounds like an amazing product!
Pool season is almost here! My daughter spends a lot of time swimming so we would love to give these a try.
These look so fun and colorful! And just in time for summer.
Thanks for the giveaway! Happy to try this new product!
Thanks for bringing to light this option. Sometimes Hypafix take just doesn’t cut it.
Would love to try this for my cgm especially with summer around the corner.
I love the StayPut adhesive patches! I recommend them to anyone that has trouble with sweat and the Dexcom sensor falling off! So far they’ve been great for me! Mike also returned my call to see about my patches when my shipment was delayed (turns out my local post office had issues and it was their fault).
These look great !! And if you can wear them, skin wise Kerri, that bodes well for my very sensitive skin. Thank you for highlighting this new product, I hadn’t heard of it before either.
What an exciting turn of events for a tech rep! Great story. I’m a sucker for a small, family-run business who makes a great product. More choices! Gotta love that. <3
This looks cool! Thanks for the chance to win. We now have 3 Dexcom users. 🙂
I’d love to try this great new product! I need something else to keep my Dex in place…
Super idea. Although my CGM is not a Dexcom, I look forward to trying these to see if they work with my transmitter. A breathable product like this could be great.
I would love to try these (& to support a small family business)! Glad to learn about them right as the hot weather is starting!
Wow! What timing for this blog subject! I’ve been wanting to try Stay Put adhesives for my son. I’m going to check out the website. Sounds like a good product with a good backstory
Finally! What a great idea.
These are great! (I could wallpaper a room with the amount of medical tape I use!) Would love to try them and support a family-owned business, too! I’ll stick with anything that sticks to me!
So excited to try these, with holes already cut as well. And they come in pink!
I’m in the UK, I wonder if we can get hold of these here.
Long time reader! I would love to try this for my dexcom. I have to cut the holes manually in tegaderm, such a hassle!
Great! Something new (and targeted for diabetes folks to try). I struggle to keep my VGO patch on for its 24 hour use.
I’ll be trying a sample whether I win a free package or not.
We would love to try them!!
I have very sensitive skin and would love to try this out!
I’d love for my son to try this out! With activities from swimming to wrestling, I think it could be very helpful!
We would love to try this. Our sensor is a Medtronic Guardian 3 and there are times when the adhesive loosens and/or the edges peel up — and then we lose that sensor which is expensive and inconvenient.
I agree with lots of the other comments about needing something for summer with more sweat and pool time. This product sounds great!
I would love to try this!! I use kinesio tape to hold my sensor in place, with inconsistent results. Would love to find something that would give me more days of ‘stick’.
I use KT tape now but would love to try something new!
Using wipes to secure my adhesive right now but would love to try fun colors for summer!
Thanks so much for doing this!
My favorite blog is six to me and was sooooo excited to meet u at type one summit
Looks awesome. Especially for the South Georgia heat!
I’m excited for my son to try a sample of these. He is 15 and has been using the Dexcom for about a month. So far, so good. I came across your blog when I was looking up Dexcom and airplanes. Thanks!
Ooohhh! I could definitely use this for my Dexcom. It seems I’m often using paper tape to secure edges that become detached.
I am really looking forward to trying this-and the colors are cool as well!
I have two T1D daughters (12 & 14 years old). We would love to try these! Great colors!
I do love the family business idea. I’ll check them out! Thanks Kerri!!
Thank you for doing this!
Our precious granddaughter, diagnosed at 13 months, has been using a stretchy tape intended for horses (don’t snicker, it works!) but her entire arm must be wrapped. This would be sooo much better. Besides it comes in green, her favorite color…a win win!
Anything to keep devices sticking and prevent the horrid “rash”.
Today is my daughter’s 8 year d-anniversary so this would be a nice freebie! Thanks.
I love that these are pre-cut! I spend a stupid amount of time cutting strips of K-tape to the shape I want and they still come out uneven, which drives me crazy!
Would love to try these .
Always looking for a stronger adhesive tape to keep my Dexcom in place. Haven’t tried these yet, so i’m hoping this is an answer to a problem us T1d’s have holding our Dexcom in place. It would be greatly appreciated to get something free these days.
I’d love to try this! Between running and taking my kids to the pool, it always comes off earlier than it otherwise should.