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- Type of diabetes
- Type 2
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- Diet only
Am I being a wuss (or an idiot!) But how do you remove the freestyle libre sensor - just pull?? Can't find any instructions anywhere and mine seems welded on!
Am I being a wuss (or an idiot!) But how do you remove the freestyle libre sensor - just pull?? Can't find any instructions anywhere and mine seems welded on!
Only had it on for 48 hours as it was a dud one and needs to be sent back.@charliebarker . You would appear to be very lucky, most users find they fall off rather to easily.
Not as wussy as you think! Managed it quite easily now I had the confirmation to just pull it off! I was just concerned I might be doing it wrong!Yes, you're being a wuss! What works for me is, instead of trying to rip the plaster off, just start teasing the sensor off the plaster, should pull off ok after a while leaving the plaster in place, then you can roll the plaster off. Some people do it in the shower as a bit of soap and water helps out if it's really sticky.
I find the adhesive to be the stickiest thing I have ever encountered! I need an awful lot of oomph to get the little so-and-sos OFF!
Sorry to hear you've had a dud, @charliebarker .
How do you guys get these things to stick in the first place? I've gone through four sensors in ten days, every time I run and sweat they drop off me- same with my omnipod. I've ordered skin tac from us but Abbott say not to use it
Hi CharlieBarker (looks like you made great progress; if only I can too.). In your post, you said you had to send back a dud sensor: who did you send it back to?Only had it on for 48 hours as it was a dud one and needs to be sent back.
Hi CharlieBarker (looks like you made great progress; if only I can too.). In your post, you said you had to send back a dud sensor: who did you send it back to?
Reason for asking: I fitted my first sensor a couple of days ago and it made one reading before dying - 'sensor is ended'. The people I bought it from don't want to know ...
Can i remove temporarily my FreeStyle Libre 14 day Sensor and reattach it back a while later?