Hi,
I recently took the plunge and purchased a Freestyle Libre following some issues with worsening control when doing a lot of exercise - I received my introduction pack with the reader and 2 sensors, it took a while to get this far as a result of the cost but in the end I decided it was worth it to improve my control. Quickly got it all out and applied the first sensor, after an hour I was up and running - the output and information I'm getting is brilliant, yes the readings have a time delay but I have not found this to be an issue.
However, the first 2 sensors lasted 4 days and 7 days respectively before falling off (literally), the problem is due to participating in some sport - after applying the first sensor I went to the gym 2 nights in a row and then went cycling for 4 hours on the Saturday - I guess this meant the sensor had to deal with swear for 6 hours+, unfortunately the end result was that it fell off. Similar happened to the second sensor . . .
My current approach is to use a "SKIN TAC WIPE" before applying the sensor, this certainly appears to help and so far if I'm only doing an hours exercise a couple of times a week it lasts 7-10 days, unfortunately the only way I can make it last the full 2 weeks appears to be to use a film (currently using "Tegaderm Film 6 x 7cm") - this does help and has allowed me to extend the use to 2 weeks but only just .
I'm interested to learn if anyone else has tried anything else successfully? I've called Abbott to ask and they provided some additional information on Skin TAC (should probably be included in initial documentation) but said if this didn't work it's probably not for you! I can't afford to have them last less than 2 weeks so any suggestions are greatly appreciated - remember it needs to essentially be able to cope with 6-10 hours of sweaty conditions every week . . .
I recently took the plunge and purchased a Freestyle Libre following some issues with worsening control when doing a lot of exercise - I received my introduction pack with the reader and 2 sensors, it took a while to get this far as a result of the cost but in the end I decided it was worth it to improve my control. Quickly got it all out and applied the first sensor, after an hour I was up and running - the output and information I'm getting is brilliant, yes the readings have a time delay but I have not found this to be an issue.
However, the first 2 sensors lasted 4 days and 7 days respectively before falling off (literally), the problem is due to participating in some sport - after applying the first sensor I went to the gym 2 nights in a row and then went cycling for 4 hours on the Saturday - I guess this meant the sensor had to deal with swear for 6 hours+, unfortunately the end result was that it fell off. Similar happened to the second sensor . . .
My current approach is to use a "SKIN TAC WIPE" before applying the sensor, this certainly appears to help and so far if I'm only doing an hours exercise a couple of times a week it lasts 7-10 days, unfortunately the only way I can make it last the full 2 weeks appears to be to use a film (currently using "Tegaderm Film 6 x 7cm") - this does help and has allowed me to extend the use to 2 weeks but only just .
I'm interested to learn if anyone else has tried anything else successfully? I've called Abbott to ask and they provided some additional information on Skin TAC (should probably be included in initial documentation) but said if this didn't work it's probably not for you! I can't afford to have them last less than 2 weeks so any suggestions are greatly appreciated - remember it needs to essentially be able to cope with 6-10 hours of sweaty conditions every week . . .
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