Libre sensor fell out

[SB2015]

I was glad that I had read on here to keep the sensor if it falls out early. Mine came out on Day 10 and Libre are replacing it. They have not asked me to send this one back as it is my first return, but emphasised the importance of keeping the sensor in the vent of a problem.

I put tape over the first one, and it was very difficult to get off. I thought that I wouod do this one without, but a 20 minute bath led to it coming off. I shall tape it next time, especially as I shall be swimming weekly now.

I know some have used Tegaderm, which I think is waterproof. Do you keep it on all the time?
Does it make the skin a bit skanky(technical term!) I looked at a variety of things today and there were blister plasters which I know stick well and would enable me to get that off without pulling the sensor out, I think. Any ideas gratefully received.

 

[pav]

When my sensor started to lift off I used part of an old sock, as I am allergic to a lot of sticking plasters, though don't react (touch wood) to the Libre sensor sticky pad.

 

[Annette]

I use Hypafix which isnt totally waterproof but has never come off in showers/baths (havent tried it swimming). It doesnt go skanky (great word) as it does breathe abit. With regards to getting it off, if it gets abit tatty round the edges, I trim the loose bits off,and put another piece over the top if needed. I have also just used strips (like as if using micropore but stickier) -I reckon they would probably come off without pulling the sensor. At the end, I find it helps to first pull the tape off as much as possible to expose the sensor so I can get my nails to the tape on the sensor itself.

 

[Diabeticliberty]

When I got home from work this evening Abbott had very kindly delivered a sensor for kind which came off prematurely. They have also sent an envelope to return the old sensor. This is the sensor that is now in every likelihood buried under a couple of hundred thousand tonnes of landfill located in my locale. They also supplied a roll of industrial sized gaffer tape. I get the impression that there is something that they are trying to tell me but for the life of me I just can't work it out. Sorry I need to try to make light of matters as I suspect they will probably want me to pay for the replacement since I binned the faulty one.

 

[Matt Cycle]

I'm not convinced they would chase it up as they must be overwhelmed with all the 'faulty' sensors going back. However, if you ever needed to send another one back they may question it then in which case you can just lie and say you did send it back and lost your proof of postage receipt from the post office, the cat ate it, it fell down a drain, a burglar took it etc, etc. 😉

As to the OP, I'm like pav and my skin reacts to a lot of plaster type adhesives but the sensor adhesive seems okay. On my first sensor I used a micropore tape over the top and my skin reacted to this. The second sensor I left as it was and it started to lift at the edges after around 7 or 8 days. I was convinced it was going to come off before the 14 days but somehow it managed to just about stay on half hanging off but with the filament still in situ. Skin Tac is supposed to be hypo-allergenic and suitable for sensitive skin (doesn't always mean a lot in my case) so I may give that a whirl before my next one.

 

[Sally71]

We use Tegaderm and that works pretty well and doesn't seem to make the skin go nasty (although I'm not sure I could tolerate it as well as my daughter does, I have had issues with sticking plaster in the past, it makes me itch; daughter thankfully doesn't seem to have the same problem). Once we've attached it we tend to leave it on until we remove the sensor. Once when she'd spent an hour swimming the Tegaderm had all but come off (sensor was still on though!), usually though it might be getting just a little grotty at the edges but is still well fixed.

Daughter was on Brownie camp last weekend, the leaders were well looking forward to being able to swipe instead of finger pricking. They got one go at it; about half an hour after they arrived daughter banged her arm really hard on a door. She said it hurt and it felt as if the sensor moved. After that it kept saying Data not available and then eventually said Sensor Ended and they had to go back to finger pricking anyway!

When we took it off last night the filament was no longer sticking in her arm and was laying flat against the back of the sensor so little wonder it didn't work any more. I bet if she hadn't had Tegaderm on she would have knocked the sensor right off! Slightly annoying as it still had 12 days left to run; as it clearly wasn't a manufacturing fault though I shan't bother to contact Abbott, that wouldn't be fair!

 

[Diabeticliberty]

I'm not convinced they would chase it up as they must be overwhelmed with all the 'faulty' sensors going back. However, if you ever needed to send another one back they may question it then in which case you can just lie and say you did send it back and lost your proof of postage receipt from the post office, the cat ate it, it fell down a drain, a burglar took it etc, etc. 😉

As to the OP, I'm like pav and my skin reacts to a lot of plaster type adhesives but the sensor adhesive seems okay. On my first sensor I used a micropore tape over the top and my skin reacted to this. The second sensor I left as it was and it started to lift at the edges after around 7 or 8 days. I was convinced it was going to come off before the 14 days but somehow it managed to just about stay on half hanging off but with the filament still in situ. Skin Tac is supposed to be hypo-allergenic and suitable for sensitive skin (doesn't always mean a lot in my case) so I may give that a whirl before my next one.

I appreciate that Roche are a completely different company but when you ring them with a faulty meter which is usually about 3 times per week they are very accommodating about sending out replacements. They do however hound you to the gates of hell to get the faulty one back. They insist its for 'diagnostic purposes'. Personally I take this as 'Can we have our faulty meter back please cos we are quite embarrassed to have it out in the public domain'. I would like to try to avoid dragging Abbott through the same unedifying experience. Sadly however I fear that I have already started it by losing their sensor. Bless them 🙄

 

[shanko]

I use zinc oxide tape which i got from the chemist, it is a much stronger version of micropore tape.

Only trouble is my wife is a bit generous applying it, i think i now know what it feels like when you get your hair waxed, much to the amusement of my wife.

I am now using a strip of tubigrip which seems to be working well.

The reason for using the tape was that my first sensor fell off after just 6 hours. Abbott were very accommodating and sent out a replacement without any question.