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3 libre2 plus in a week

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Worriedwife75

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Is this normal I know my husband is a new user first one was put on July 17th this one stopped working July 21st second one put on this one fell off just July 26th
I did get in touch with Abbot about the first one and they replaced it. But I don’t suppose they will replace ones that fall off. How can NHS afford these ?
Do you use those plasters to try and keep them on
 
Some people use overpatches or Skin Tac (which as the name implies makes your skin tacky @Worriedwife75 I preferred Skin Tac when I used Libre.

Abbott will replace the one that's fallen off, so I'd contact them.
 
Worriedwife75 said:
Is this normal I know my husband is a new user first one was put on July 17th this one stopped working July 21st second one put on this one fell off just July 26th
I did get in touch with Abbot about the first one and they replaced it. But I don’t suppose they will replace ones that fall off. How can NHS afford these ?
Do you use those plasters to try and keep them on
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I got our nurse to apply my first 2 sensors and noted placement and that she fitted it with a lot of pressure. Also watched videos. If your husband has hair where it is to go, maybe worth shaving it off. Also washing, drying, then applying alcohol and letting it dry before applying very important. I've been using the Libre 2 plus for several months, without over-patches or Skin Tac, and only one fell off prematurely. But of course, you can use them. It does take getting used to, especially avoiding sleeping on it. Good luck.
 
I’ve been put on insulin to lower my glucose. I regularly have readings under 4 before lunch especially when I’ve been to Aquafit. My nurse practitioner has said she doesn’t want my readings to be below 5 and I must not drive if they are under five.
I’ve just been to the dump and popped into Sainsbury’ for a couple of bits and felt wobbly. When I got home my reading was 3.8! How do I prevent my readings going too low?
 
Pugfugly said:
I’ve been put on insulin to lower my glucose. I regularly have readings under 4 before lunch especially when I’ve been to Aquafit. My nurse practitioner has said she doesn’t want my readings to be below 5 and I must not drive if they are under five.
I’ve just been to the dump and popped into Sainsbury’ for a couple of bits and felt wobbly. When I got home my reading was 3.8! How do I prevent my readings going too low?
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carry glucose monitor at all times. you haven't stated which insulin your on, do a little research on that insulins active time alongside peak time. You should then discuss those results with your DSN/Consultant. Ps if your UK and multiple injections a day you maybe entitled to CGM. Even with CGM you require to test both highs and lows.

here are a couple of links which you may find useful which are free trials for CGM.
https://www.freestyle.abbott/uk-en/getting-started/sampling.html 15 day trial
https://www.dexcom.com/en-GB/one-plus-campaign-sample? 10 day trial

with exercise your body can use insulin more effieciantly so you will likely need less. you will require to speak to your dsn/consultant about how to adjust your dosage, depending on several factors exercise type/time/your body weight/height etc all can have an impact on your insulin dosage. You may want to update your profile as it currently says treatment type is tablets oral.

although five to drive. that means glucose level > 5 you can still drive until it reaches 4 legally. <4 is considered hypo. try remember the exact onset of how you were feeling before started to become a little wobbly. and if necessary you could pre-treat or treat using cgm.

with a cgm whilst taking advantage of the free trial endeavour to keep a diary of foods and have fun experimenting a little you may find some types of carbs suit your body better than others (those tend to be lower glycemic index for most) also mark down the total amount of carbs and your DSN/Consultant should be able to work out a formulae which will work for you :) good luck.
 
Worriedwife75 said:
Is this normal I know my husband is a new user first one was put on July 17th this one stopped working July 21st second one put on this one fell off just July 26th
I did get in touch with Abbot about the first one and they replaced it. But I don’t suppose they will replace ones that fall off. How can NHS afford these ?
Do you use those plasters to try and keep them on
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Abbott will probably send you stronger sticky pods to keep them on as this sometimes happens, and will replace sensor as your doctor's won't
 
Worriedwife75 said:
Is this normal I know my husband is a new user first one was put on July 17th this one stopped working July 21st second one put on this one fell off just July 26th
I did get in touch with Abbot about the first one and they replaced it. But I don’t suppose they will replace ones that fall off. How can NHS afford these ?
Do you use those plasters to try and keep them on
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Yes, they do replace the sensors that fall off so make sure you report all the failures. I've had
two sensors fail within a day but that's unusual. So far the Libre 2 Plus haven't given any problems.
 
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