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Wait 10 mins if the problem continues contact Abbott, in France they are very good ,I would assume they are good in the UK as well, hope you get it sorted

I have been pumping for 19 years and 2years with abbott sensers, no problems with Teflon, lots of aches and pains but that is all to do with my auto immune problems which I have plenty

60 years congratulations, how time flies, only 50 years for me, diabetes treatment has come a long way, but my doctor told me there would be a cure within 10 years 50 years ago, Oh well maybe one day for new diabetics, so keep going and look forward to you posting 70 years

Now that would worry me

Never had a problem with the libre senser, although they nearly all ways swap my insulin pump, quite happy with that happening

Good thing in france we get all blood results same day on the internet or within a few day a by post

I can't donate blood here in France because I lived inthe UK in the 1980s mad cow I think not that I had it plus being a T1 diabetic plus having cancer plus I take bio medicines for arthritis all in all nobody would want my blood

I became type 1 at 16years old I went to see my doctor after loosing a lot of weight and being very thirsty, I told him all this and he said there is nothing wrong with you we cannot all have muscles and be strong I then got a sample of wee in a jar out that my mother told me to take he got...

I use Tegaderm plus pad 9cm x 10cm, I put in on and leave it sometimes for the whole 14 days never had problem with the senser falling off since and I swim quite a lot

Yes easy to update your reader, I just had a new reader because my existing reader started to rattle but still works, but did not want it to stop at a weekend and then have to order a new one, Abbott was very good and sent a new one straight out, so I have two sensors working and two readers for...

I have been testing the update on my new reader against my old reader without the update with 2 sensers and doing blood tests, the updated reader seems to be more accurate and one more plus for British diabetics living in france the new reader you can choose French or English, which I am sure...

Yes my senser runs out on Wednesday and yes they do say to only update before you start a new senser, things have changed a lot in the 50 years I have been a diabetic, let's hope things keep getting better.

Thanks for the reply, just ordered a new reader as my present one is rattling, so I will see if it needs the update or not, Abbott gave me the update number so it will be easy to see

Has anyone had the reader update is it as good ie more accurate as abbott say it is, just wondering as I will do mine on Wednesday

The libre is changing soon, libre 2 will have alarms for high and low reading,s, it is being rolled out in Europe, so that should help

I have had reactions once or twice, I find you have to make sure you use the swap supplied and always wait for the spirit to dry be for attaching the senser

I use tegaderm+pad 9cm×10cm can't you get them on prescription in the UK?, never have a problem now, I find the pad just protects the senser a bit more

I think that is about right in France we are entitled to 26, that's 2 every 28 days plus abbott can supply 4 for bad or not working sensers

Good news for those of you in the UK or is it just England, type 1diabetics in france have been able to get libre on the French health system for the last two years,only problem was abbott could not keep up with the demand, although I always managed to get enough to keep me going, I find them...

50 years for me