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Changing clock on libre

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col101

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Type of diabetes
Type 1
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I realise it's s silly question but is it OK to change the clock on a libre tonight while a sensor is active? Don't want sensor to think I'm trying to con it into extended life?
 
Ooh, good thinking. Had just changed the clock on mine when I saw your post - hadn't thought about it affecting the sensor's working timespan.

A bit like clocking a car......?!

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Don't know but funny. Fortunately I'm 'between sensors' at the moment.
 
Well, my current sensor expires today, so I can verify if the hour made any difference this evening.
 
I hadn't thought about changing time on my Libre but have now done it even though have still got 5 days left on my sensor. However, I did remember to change the time on my Insight Pump and Handset.
 
Personally, I thought it more important to have the data recorded at the correct time, than whether I lost or gained an hour. I'll know later on what happens.
 
I can confirm my sensor expired an hour before (on the clock) it would have done, before the clocks went back. I'm guessing the opposite will apply in spring.
 
Gemma2 said:
However, I did remember to change the time on my Insight Pump and Handset.
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Idiotically I only remembered to do my pump at bedtime, not the handset! As such I did my first test in 'old money' at 8.24am, even though my pump (and the rest of the GMT zone) knew it was actually 7.24am.

Bit of a pain not to have managed to log that fasting test at the right time, but I was very impressed when the handset drew my attention to the fact that the time on it was different to the pump, and it asked me if I wanted to change it.

I'll try to remember to do the whole job at the same time come the start of BST!
 
AndBreathe said:
I can confirm my sensor expired an hour before (on the clock) it would have done, before the clocks went back. I'm guessing the opposite will apply in spring.
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That seems a long wait for reimbursement! :(
 
I can't get too stressed about it, to be honest, and I'm unlikely, as a part-time user to actually benefit from the reimbursement.

To be honest; would you know, without looking at your data download records whether a sensor finished dead on time or not, in the run of the mill? I certainly wouldn't.
 
AndBreathe said:
I can't get too stressed about it, to be honest, and I'm unlikely, as a part-time user to actually benefit from the reimbursement.

To be honest; would you know, without looking at your data download records whether a sensor finished dead on time or not, in the run of the mill? I certainly wouldn't.
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No, nor me! Machines of most kinds baffle me. I have to trust them because I lack the will to investigate them. :)
 
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