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I haven't personally, other people have and it hasn't worked.

The reader is tied to the sensor by serial number, so this method won't work I'm afraid.

What I did was, checkout without ticking the VAT relief box, but DON'T click pay before the end, now click back button until you get to the first bit of the process where you tick VAT relief box for the first time. When the top right corner price is correct with the VAT removed, then use your...

Inserted my second one on Wednesday night and this time it was quite painful on insertion. My arm was throbbing for about 10mins after. From there I was getting sharp stabbing pains on moving my arm. Throughout that night I kept being woken up by sharp stabbing pains. I was hoping by Thursday...

Well it's looks like they've really got low on stock now. This is the message you get if you try to sign up as a new customer:

That's interesting as mine does almost always read lower than I am at lower levels. It likes to register I've dropped below 4 during the night, but when I set my alarm, wake up and do a BG test I'm never below 4. This is annoying as it's registering these instances as low glucose events and also...

So Diabetes UK think these sensors only cost £30 each. Where are they getting this info from? Secret deals with Abbott? :-P

As far as I understand it, the Libre was tested and approved for use in the arm. That's it, it just means they haven't tested other areas and therefore can't recommend using other areas. Doesn't mean that any other areas will be any less effective. I've read about people using them on their...

The valuable information this system gives people to help control their levels so much better than just testing 5 times a day would save the NHS money in the long term in my opinion. The NHS funding seems to be quite short sighted, which results in larger amounts of money being spent in the long...

Whilst I've been using the Libre, on occasions, for various reasons, I've thought the reading doesn't seem quite right, so I waited 10mins then took another reading and when that reading was the same, or very similar, I also did a BG test. These are all after 48hrs of the sensor being in, I...

haha, I know what you mean. I hate needles and when I saw it, the adrenaline started pumping. I held the applicator to my arm and there was a small slit in the plastic which meant I saw the needle again. Not helpful! Hand started to shake, psyched myself up for a minute then just did it! When I...

I'd not checked my scans per day amount before. Just checked, 43! Never realised I was doing so many! Does that make me a scanaholic too :-P

I asked about this on twitter, to which I got this reply: "The way it was explained, it apparently runs out of *juice* after 14 days. I think it's the chemical reagents that are exhausted after 14d" So it doesn't sound like a battery issue.

The manual says: I'd have guessed if any airport security systems posed a risk they'd be mentioned here. But just letting them know and getting a pad down sounds like the most sensible option.

Regarding this, have Abbott said that in no circumstances should the sensors be taped down? As quite a few people have said their sensor has started to lift off after just a few days of use, especially if they have been exercising etc. So I'm unsure as to what other option people have got than...

I'm looking forward to when Abbott develop a smartphone app for the Libre so we can use our NFC enabled phones and skip having an extra device altogether!

I would think most people just have one account. It's against FB's T&Cs to have more than one account. Whether FB will remove extra accounts if they realise, who knows. Emmotha: I never really 'announced' when I was diagnosed. People found out as as time went on. Some people I told face to...

Don't worry, you didn't offend :wink: Your criticism was constructive and that's the best kind :thumbup: If only I could expand into selling in London markets! Unfortunately this is a side hobby using a web platform that is free to use and therefore costs me nothing but helps me make a...

Hi! Yes this is my shop and my designs. I must admit, I'm no graphic designer, I just dabbled with making a few t-shirts when I was diagnosed and just went from there, self teaching and improving as I went on. I know they're not all graphically perfect, but I did the best I can with my limited...

Thanks for the comments guys and gals, means a lot. It's nice to know people share my sense of humor :lol: If anyone would like any customising or designing something specific for themselves just let me know :-) @martwolves I recently had a medic alert tattoo on my left inner forearm. It...