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I've been using the Libre for over 5 years and I think it's great! You have to be aware that it can be very inaccurate. Just don't get paranoid about your diabetes, it messes it up! I've been dealing with it for nearly 58 years and is catching up on me but I would expect that at 71 years old...

My diabetes was caused by being vaccinated against getting smallpox back in 1966. Should I worry about the covid vaccination?

54 years this year, a few problems but still doing OK Andy Milne

I find that happens with some sensors. Collect at least 3 results, include the date and time of the pairs of results (sensor and FP) and also the direction of the arrow for the sensor reading. Ring Abbott helpline and tell them. They should send you a replacement sensor with return packaging...

Type1 53 years

I've got a thing called an Insujet. Bit cumbersome to use but no needles. I've been diabetic since 1966, I always say that the first 10 thousand injections are the worst. Amazed that I am still here after 53 years, just keep smiling Andy in Devon

Understanding T1 is impossible. I've been T1 for 53 years this summer and it's not logical. I have somebody following me most of the time with a big stick and they will hit me with it for no reason at all, or so it feels. So when it goes wrong you just need to ride through it .It will settle...

Just to give you some hope, I was diagnosed at the age of 13 on the 9th of June 1966. Here I am 52 years later and still going strong. Back then it was all guesswork, no blood sugar testing, just urine tests which don't give you a "now" status and much less sophisticated insulins. Being diabetic...

Having been using the libre for nearly a year now I can give you the benefits of my experience. Accuracy, according to the Freestyle helpline is +-14%. I find this is about right in the 6 to 12 range after allowing for the 10 minute delay. Below this they can read very low and above they tend...