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<blockquote data-quote="jackois" data-source="post: 792551" data-attributes="member: 99684"><p>With regard to irritation caused by the sensor, has anyone been given any advice by Abbott on avoiding it? I've been using the libre since day one and for most of my sensors have had no irritation or marks left.</p><p></p><p>The last 2, however, have given me problems. They haven't been itchy, but, the second last stopped working on it's last day with the 'your sensor has stopped working, please replace it message'. As it was only a few hours from finishing anyway, I put a new on on, started it & removed the failed one. I didn't contact Abbott as it was due to end and didn't warrant a replacement.. The latest one felt odd from the start, wasn't itchy though & I was getting good readings from it. It failed yesterday (saturday), in the same way as the previous one. This one left an ugly, weeping , patch on my arm, not sore and responding well to E45 cream.</p><p></p><p>I shall be ringing them on monday to see if they will replace it, but am more interested in whether they will offer any advice on prevention or positioning the sensor elsewhere to give the upper arms a break until healed. Looking at my arms I can see the red marks from the last 2 sensors but also faint marks where the previous 2 were.</p><p></p><p>many thanks, Peter.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="jackois, post: 792551, member: 99684"] With regard to irritation caused by the sensor, has anyone been given any advice by Abbott on avoiding it? I've been using the libre since day one and for most of my sensors have had no irritation or marks left. The last 2, however, have given me problems. They haven't been itchy, but, the second last stopped working on it's last day with the 'your sensor has stopped working, please replace it message'. As it was only a few hours from finishing anyway, I put a new on on, started it & removed the failed one. I didn't contact Abbott as it was due to end and didn't warrant a replacement.. The latest one felt odd from the start, wasn't itchy though & I was getting good readings from it. It failed yesterday (saturday), in the same way as the previous one. This one left an ugly, weeping , patch on my arm, not sore and responding well to E45 cream. I shall be ringing them on monday to see if they will replace it, but am more interested in whether they will offer any advice on prevention or positioning the sensor elsewhere to give the upper arms a break until healed. Looking at my arms I can see the red marks from the last 2 sensors but also faint marks where the previous 2 were. many thanks, Peter. [/QUOTE]
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