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Hazel said:
I will be interested in your reports on this Alan.

Surprised you have succumbed to the hype. I have yet to hear of a 100% success rate.

I will stick to the 'old fashioned way
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Well, I have thought about it for probably two years, so it's not really an impulse buy 🙂 I wanted to wait for a good body of opinion and experience before taking the plunge and have been persuaded by the largely positive reviews I have read. Yes, there are some negatives, but I won't know until I try it how it works for me! 🙂 You'd be hard pushed to find anything of this type that is 100% successful.

Countdown has begun - have attached the first sensor and am going to wait 24 hours before activating it 🙂 It seems such an insubstantial little thing - especially for something that comes out of that rather elaborate sensor pack and applicator! 😱 🙂
 
Look forward to hearing how you get on with it. Hopefully will be a great help to you when you're running.
 
Just wait till you try to take it off, you won't think its insubstantial then, don't worry it's not at all painful, it just doesn't want to let go.
 
Ljc said:
Just wait till you try to take it off, you won't think its insubstantial then, don't worry it's not at all painful, it just doesn't want to let go.
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At the moment I feel I am worrying more about it dropping off! 😱 🙂
 
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Don't worry, it won't. I find mine starts to lose its adherence on Day 13, so I stick a plaster over it to get full value. And I always put it on towards the inside of the back of the arm, so door jambs aren't a problem. I can still walk through doors without touching the sides in any event. It's a skill.🙄
 
Still not got mine, for varous reasons, so will be interested to hear how you get on with it, Alan 🙂

I can't walk through doors without bumping into them even without a sensor ... perhaps I should invest in some of those waterwings they give children in swimming pools ... 🙄
 
TheClockworkDodo said:
Still not got mine, for varous reasons, so will be interested to hear how you get on with it, Alan 🙂

I can't walk through doors without bumping into them even without a sensor ... perhaps I should invest in some of those waterwings they give children in swimming pools ... 🙄
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That is an interesting image.
Everyone using a Libre sensor wandering around with water wings!!
Tegaderm works well and repellant to door jams built into it.
 
Ljc said:
Just wait till you try to take it off, you won't think its insubstantial then, don't worry it's not at all painful, it just doesn't want to let go.
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I had to get my OH to help pull mine off!!! It just didnt want to budge.
 
SB2015 said:
That is an interesting image.
Everyone using a Libre sensor wandering around with water wings!!
Tegaderm works well and repellant to door jams built into it.
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:D:D:D

I'm developing the libra funny walk :D My top half tends to lean away from doors/doorjambs as I go near them
 
Just browsing amazon and came across someone selling a single sensor for £99! 😱 Why on earth would you pay that when you can get them from Abbott for half the price? Crazy!
 
Northerner said:
Just browsing amazon and came across someone selling a single sensor for £99! 😱 Why on earth would you pay that when you can get them from Abbott for half the price? Crazy!
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There are some countries where the Libre isn't available, ( is it available in the US yet? They we're having their own version that could only be read by a doctor at one point) presume people desperate for them might pay that.
 
They could be fake too.
 
Good Luck with it.
 
Can't see the issue with door jambs myself - I've never had a problem. The sensor's on the back of your arm so unless you've got bingo wings with your arm flapping about you shouldn't have any issues Alan. I've never had one come completely unstuck yet but sometimes (not always) towards the last few days of the sensor it starts to lift a bit. This is where tape/tegaderm etc may prove useful as security to ensure it doesn't fall off.
 
Matt Cycle said:
Can't see the issue with door jambs myself - I've never had a problem. The sensor's on the back of your arm so unless you've got bingo wings with your arm flapping about you shouldn't have any issues Alan. I've never had one come completely unstuck yet but sometimes (not always) towards the last few days of the sensor it starts to lift a bit. This is where tape/tegaderm etc may prove useful as security to ensure it doesn't fall off.
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Hadn't realised how skinny my arms were until I came to find the place to stick the sensor! 🙂 I was doing some gardening today though - chopping and pulling branches out of a big shrub in my garden and I did have to keep reminding myself not to knock my arm! 😱

Haven't quite got used to being able to scan whenever I want yet! 🙂
 
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