Libre application

[LittleSunflower]

Quick question, is the libre supposed to sting? I applied a new one this morning but it’s almost as if I am being pinched every 15 minutes. Also getting pins and needles/tingling in my fingers and palm of the same arm.
Will it settle down or do I need to replace it?
It feels like I may have hit a nerve or something, especially with the recent ill health and weight loss, there’s not much flesh on the back of my upper arm.

Has anyone else experienced this?

 

[everydayupsanddowns]

Ouch! That sounds unusual @LittleSunflower

I’ve had one or two sensors over the years which have felt a bit stabby for a day or two before settling down, but this sounds more significant.

I would give Abbott a call to chat it through with them.

 

[Fagor]

My last sensor felt like it was catching on something, then it would be Ok for hours, but was applied a bit further away from the back of my arm than before. I am often aware of other sensors, nothing like your problems.

Possibly related to sensor site, but pins and needles sounds quite different, whatever the site. I would also phone Abbott. I might consider removal and use finger pricking until Abbott can advise, before applying to a new site.

 

[rebrascora]

Yes, i have had one that pinched like that for a day or two quite recently but it did eventually settle down and it worked fine despite the initial discomfort. Hope yours settles down soon too.

 

[LittleSunflower]

I phoned Abbott this morning as I still have a slight discomfort in the area it’s in and in my arm. They said to remove it as it shouldn’t cause discomfort/irritation and to apply a new one.

 

[DaveB]

My last one occasionally caused slight pain and I realised I had placed it on a less fleshy part of my arm and it was effectively prodding the bone.

 

[rebrascora]

Since they have advised you to remove it, are they also going to replace it??

 

[LittleSunflower]

Since they have advised you to remove it, are they also going to replace it??

Yes, sending a replacement!

 

[LittleSunflower]

My last one occasionally caused slight pain and I realised I had placed it on a less fleshy part of my arm and it was effectively prodding the bone.

Thank you for commenting this, it’s reassuring to know I’m not the only one.
This is what I think caused my pain. I’ve lost a fair amount of weight and currently at my lowest. Definitely less flesh on the back of my arm, not that there was much in the first place.

 

[LittleSunflower]

Update; before I removed it, it gave the error reading message for over an hour and then completely stopped working. I took it off to find the filament completely bent! No wonder my arm has been so sore. I knew something wasn’t right from the moment it was applied.