How long do you give a new Libre sensor to settle down?

[Flutterby]

Started a new sensor 4 hours ago and its continually reading at around 3.2 -3.6. The last few I have had have been pretty good but I am thinking this one is duff? Any thoughts? Can't ring them till Monday anyway so I suppose I am stuck with it over the weekend.

Update

Discovered the helpline was open so rang, he said give it 24 hours but if still playing up remove it and replace, then ring on Monday. He said to be sure to take 3 readings before I remove it and also meter readings to compare.

 

[everydayupsanddowns]

Hope it came back to life for you @Flutterby

 

[Sally71]

We've fallen into changing the sensors at bedtime on a Monday night, which probably isn't the ideal time; can’t remember how it came to be at that time but now we change all the others at that time because we don’t want any gaps or lost hours! Most of the sensors work fine right from the beginning, but occasionally we get one that spends the whole first night reading LO and we have to resort to finger pricks. Very nerve wracking when this happens but they always settle by the morning and then carry on working happily for the rest of the two weeks. I'm sure putting it on just when daughter is going to bed and then might spend half the night lying on it doesn’t help, but ho hum!

 

[Flutterby]

Hope it came back to life for you @Flutterby

Its taken 18 hours but this morning the two figures were much closer and have been ok since. I am doing a few more finger pricks than usual just to make sure. I felt lost without it. Thanks Mike.

 

[Flutterby]

We've fallen into changing the sensors at bedtime on a Monday night, which probably isn't the ideal time; can’t remember how it came to be at that time but now we change all the others at that time because we don’t want any gaps or lost hours! Most of the sensors work fine right from the beginning, but occasionally we get one that spends the whole first night reading LO and we have to resort to finger pricks. Very nerve wracking when this happens but they always settle by the morning and then carry on working happily for the rest of the two weeks. I'm sure putting it on just when daughter is going to bed and then might spend half the night lying on it doesn’t help, but ho hum!

Thanks Sally 71. I started off on Monday mornings but due to one faulty sensor and one possible MRI it has gradually become Saturday lunchtime! I don't think I would like doing it just before bed but I know what you mean about not wanting gaps. I think I have been very lucky with sensors recently so it came as a shock yesterday. As the day wore on it became obvious that my BG was falling continually although not hypo and I wonder if that somehow affected the sensor. It was as if my pancreas woke up for a few hours, a bit weird after 40+ years but something was definitely going on. We will probably never know!

I hope you don't get too many LO sensor issues because I agree its nerve wracking. I panicked yesterday but in current circumstances I think I can be forgiven, any "little" thing seems huge right now. Thank you for your reply.

 

[SB2015]

I had a couple very early on that seem to be awry on the first day. Following a suggestion on here (a few years ago now) I started applying the next sensor the day before I was going to be using it. I have just continued to do this. Although the update to the reader was supposed to over come any settling in issues, I see no problem with applying it the day before.