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<blockquote data-quote="AndBreathe" data-source="post: 1170772" data-attributes="member: 88961"><p>I think the bottom line on the support line timings is probably cost. You need more folks to man the lines for longer. Assuming Abbott would want to protect their profit margins, inevitably that suggests that increased hours would lead to a high product cost. Personally, I'd rather wait until Monday than pay more per sensor.</p><p></p><p>I too have had a number of defective sensors, although not one of them has been due to adhesive failure. Indeed, I usually find I'm just about prizing the thing off at the end of it's life. By that stage, me sensor will have been attached for 16 days, as I have found the accuracy has been more aligned to my finger prick testing if I attach the sensor some time before activating it.</p><p></p><p>Someone, whose Consultant is also T1 and was an Abbott prelaunch tester, suggested some people had reported this phenomenon. My theory on this is that some people's immune system "detects" the foreign body when the sensor is inserted, and tries to reject it. After a variable time, this settles as our body catches on the filament isn't going to harm us and our bodies settle too. You could give it a whirl?</p><p></p><p>Finally, there are a number of users - probably posts earlier in this thread - who use either kineseology tape or Opsite style tape to keep their sensors in place. As I say, I haven't had adhesion issues myself, so I can't comment personally on the efficacy of that.</p><p></p><p>Good luck with it all.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="AndBreathe, post: 1170772, member: 88961"] I think the bottom line on the support line timings is probably cost. You need more folks to man the lines for longer. Assuming Abbott would want to protect their profit margins, inevitably that suggests that increased hours would lead to a high product cost. Personally, I'd rather wait until Monday than pay more per sensor. I too have had a number of defective sensors, although not one of them has been due to adhesive failure. Indeed, I usually find I'm just about prizing the thing off at the end of it's life. By that stage, me sensor will have been attached for 16 days, as I have found the accuracy has been more aligned to my finger prick testing if I attach the sensor some time before activating it. Someone, whose Consultant is also T1 and was an Abbott prelaunch tester, suggested some people had reported this phenomenon. My theory on this is that some people's immune system "detects" the foreign body when the sensor is inserted, and tries to reject it. After a variable time, this settles as our body catches on the filament isn't going to harm us and our bodies settle too. You could give it a whirl? Finally, there are a number of users - probably posts earlier in this thread - who use either kineseology tape or Opsite style tape to keep their sensors in place. As I say, I haven't had adhesion issues myself, so I can't comment personally on the efficacy of that. Good luck with it all. [/QUOTE]
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