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It's been a while, so I figured I'd update this thread with a recent development I've had regarding my sensors. Over the past month, I've used sensor patches to see if having something holding my sensors in place would improve my readings' accuracy. I'm not sure if the person who originally...

27 degrees? Oof. Yeah. This is concerning. Where I live in the UK, we’ve been having temperatures go above this range occasionally in the late afternoon. I keep my sensors stored inside their boxes until I need to use them, which are kept inside a shoulder bag inside the wardrobe in my bedroom...

I've been having reading variation issues between my sensors and my meter for a while now, both when I was using the Libre 2 and the Libre 2+. Both readings stay within 1-2mmol of each other for the first week or so (the variation being more common with high readings rather than normal or low...

This sounds like the false readings could be being caused by a compression low. Sometimes when people sleep on the arm their sensor is on, the pressure applied to the sensor can cause false drops in readings. Also, because the sensors track the glucose levels through the interstitial fluid in...

Honestly, the thought of my sensors coming loose has crossed my mind when the reading variations have skewed over 2mmol. I do frequently get them caught or knocked on stuff and that has pulled the adhesive off the sensors in some places. But because the sensors have still felt secure when I've...

Hi there, Coffeemonster. I'm also a new user of the Libre 2 Plus sensors. Aside from the 15 day lifespan, I haven't noticed anything specific about the plus sensors that differs much from the Libre 2 sensors. I just went onto Abbott's website to see if they mention anything specific in their...

I've never worn my sensors whilst travelling outside of the UK before, so I can't speak on that through my experiences. But regarding the errors: when they've cropped up, have you noticed if they've been happening at specific times? Like, say, after you've eaten, or if you've left your device in...

As @Zhnyaka has said, the GI of food plays a part in how quickly it can reach your digestive system. But there are other factors that can affect the rate of digestion, such as a person's metabolism or if they have a chronic illness that affects their digestion, like IBS for instance. Depending...

If you go into your LibreLink app, bring up the menu and then scroll down to and select the About option right at the bottom, you can view the serial numbers of the last three sensors you wore that the app recorded. If the first six letters and numbers match for each sensor, then you'll know...

’373’ is referencing the code for the sensor error that indicates signal loss between the LibreLink app and the sensor. It can be found in the Event Log menu each time an error is logged. Here’s a screenshot from my LibreLink app as an example:

Hi Andy, I'm no stranger to getting frequent 373 signal loss errors at least once or twice a day with my sensors (former Libre 2 user and now Libre 2 Plus user), though the numbers you've quoted for three days ago sound quite excessive. Just to clarify: do you know if these sensors you've been...

Ah, I see. That makes sense. In the excerpt I linked in my previous post, the author mentions about the smell coming from insulin pumps and that it can crop up during times where there are leakages. I have to wonder if maybe the likelihood of diabetics smelling of insulin is more common with...

I've always pulled my sensors off my arms using my fingers. But I recall one time (think it was with my second ever sensor, because it was around the time when I first started using them) when I attempted to remove a sensor that I had a needle bend because of the method I chose to remove it...

The only times I ever smell insulin is while disposing of used needles or tissues containing residue from a recent injection. I've yet to smell it on myself or have someone tell me I smell like insulin. Maybe your boyfriend meant the smell reminded him of you because the smell of insulin could...

Yeah, it's a bit of a pickle, isn't it? The problem with technology like this is that they're always created with the average person in mind, naturally because it's impossible to tailor it to suit everybody when we're all different in so many ways. But as a consequence, it means there are going...

I only use two of the four approved insulin injection sites to inject my insulin: my stomach (primarily for my Novorapid) and my thighs (primarily for my Tresiba). I'm unable to reach my buttocks properly so I can't use that area. And I don't use my upper arms because 1) I lack adequate body fat...

And you’re right to think that. Neither the Libre nor glucose meters are considered 100% accurate. Lab results are often the way to go to get such an estimate, especially when ensuring both devices are working appropriately by comparing their readings to hba1c results. In another thread I...

Agreed. My maternal granddad was Type 1. His children never developed Type 1 diabetes, but it could have easily been passed into my genetics. I was also born two months premature due to being a pre-eclampsia baby, which the DSNs told me put me at risk of developing Type 1 diabetes as well. I do...

Hi there, Diane. I’ve been using the Libre sensors for around two years now, starting on Libre 2 and then switching to Libre 2 Plus very recently. In my time using them, I’ve occasionally experienced soreness in my arms if I accidentally hit a muscle (which I am prone to do often), sometimes...

My traumatic event was the sudden death of a close relative. Completely blindsided me. I had to deal with that loss on top of my family trauma dumping on me in the months following it. I don't recall experiencing any issues with my eyes, throat, or ears at that time. But I was never given the...