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<blockquote data-quote="smidge" data-source="post: 792754" data-attributes="member: 29301"><p>Hey Jackois.</p><p></p><p>That seems a familiar story unfortunately. The problem seems to be that your body decides the sensor is a foreign matter and builds up it's autoimmunity to it - once it does that it reacts. Once you have had a reaction you will almost certainly get them at an increasing intensity.</p><p></p><p>I had 4 sensors that seemed fine and reacted very badly to the 5th. When I really checked, I could see faint marks from the previous 2. It took about 2months to heal. I haven't used the Libra since.</p><p></p><p>Abbott told me I was the only one reporting skin irritation ( certainly a lie) and that I might have to stop using it. They offered no help or advice. You will see that several of us in this thread have had the same issue.</p><p></p><p>Some people are trying putting a barrier in between the skin and the sensor - compeed plasters seem to be the most effective so far, but I haven't tried that yet.</p><p></p><p>Good luck with Abbott. Please let us know how you get on - I'm desperate to start using it again but I'm too concerned about the damage to my skin.</p><p></p><p>Smidge</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="smidge, post: 792754, member: 29301"] Hey Jackois. That seems a familiar story unfortunately. The problem seems to be that your body decides the sensor is a foreign matter and builds up it's autoimmunity to it - once it does that it reacts. Once you have had a reaction you will almost certainly get them at an increasing intensity. I had 4 sensors that seemed fine and reacted very badly to the 5th. When I really checked, I could see faint marks from the previous 2. It took about 2months to heal. I haven't used the Libra since. Abbott told me I was the only one reporting skin irritation ( certainly a lie) and that I might have to stop using it. They offered no help or advice. You will see that several of us in this thread have had the same issue. Some people are trying putting a barrier in between the skin and the sensor - compeed plasters seem to be the most effective so far, but I haven't tried that yet. Good luck with Abbott. Please let us know how you get on - I'm desperate to start using it again but I'm too concerned about the damage to my skin. Smidge [/QUOTE]
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