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Hi all, I don’t often post here but do regularly find answers to most questions/problems, except this one. I’ve been using the Freestyle Libre 2 for about a year now. Over the past few months I’ve found myself having to scan the sensor with my phone (iPhone 11) between 2 and 4 times to get a...

I have recently started using the Freestyle Libre system and when it works- it's great. However I am very active and have had a couple of sensors come off after a long run, I put a tubular bandage sleeve over the top but it seems the sweat still makes the edges of the sensor start to lift. Once...

Hi everyone, I am trialling a Miao Miao which is great but kind of annoying as I’m an Apple user and can’t seem to access Spike. So I’ve been down an app rabbit hole these last 2 days and Diabits answered a question I had with the info below. Maybe it’s not new news but as I’m just about to...

This is an article I recently wrote looking at the the use of third part add-ons with Freestyle Libre. Hope it helps people. https://www.diabettech.com/xdrip/libre-accuracy-and-calibration-using-a-third-party-transmitter-a-case-study/ Abstract Introduction As a result of increased use of third...

Hi, I watched an Abbott Freestyle webinar last night about using Flash Glucose Monitors to manage exercise and another one about diet. I found them both interesting and it explained some of the mechanics of how exercise works for T1Ds and what different types of exercise do to our blog sugars...

My daughter was diagnosed as Type I recently. After a lot of research on this and other forums, we zeroed in on the Abbott Libre as a 'must have' piece of equipment. However, there are two different versions of this device- the Freestyle Libre and the Libre Pro. Both differ in functionality...

Hi, I've been using the Libre for about 9 or 10 months now, but the last sensor I had on for a 14 days was itchy and when I removed it my skin had a red circle and was raised and very sore. I put on a new sensor last night but had to remove it because it too was itchy. Once again I have a red...

I put it in yesterday morning and for the next few hours it read slightly (1-2 mmol/L) off. That's ok, it's the first day of a new sensor so I don't expect it to be perfect. After lunch, I had a hypo. My fingerpricks showed 3.9 then 3.2 then 2.8 then 3.9. However, the Libre quickly decided that...

I'm wondering about getting one of these for my T2 wife (on metformin) to use for a short while in the hope of identifying foods which spike her glucose. She doesn't use strips (she tried briefly when first diagnosed but we didn't make much sense of the readings). I am thinking that a continuous...

So decided to use my second Libre sensor after a not so fantastic experience with the first one. I have to say that this experience has been a lot better coming to the 14th and last day of the sensor. I was quick to give the Libre a bad rap after my first shot being a bit underwhelming and...

Hi all My graphs are coming up without the lines as in the pic. Should I call Abbott and return the sensor? This is the third sensor now that I've had issues with. The fourth if you count the one I received with OPENED packaging...

Hi My sensor has been giving me error messages the last few days. Telling me to scan again in 10 minutes. I just synced the data and all the graphs are dots and not connected and there are times where the sensor didn't record any data. Should I send it back to Abbott? It's never happened...