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Message: <blockquote data-quote="LittleGreyCat" data-source="post: 2092781" data-attributes="member: 6467">OK - first sensor has run out.I decided not to fix the second one on 24 hours earlier so I have a night and day free from Big Brother watching.Still being good, though.Nanny has trained me not to be bad.<img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite3" alt=":(" title="Frown    :(" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":(" />I do have about 4 hours overlap.Taking the first sensor off was "interesting".My partner kept pulling harder and harder but it wouldn't budge.Eventually I was leaning away and pulling as well.Eventually it came off, but that does suggest that all the extra precautions with the kinesiology tape might be over kill.The new sensor is further round the arm towards the body because the first sensor was nicely sited and no problem, but was directly under me if I slept on my left side.Moving the sensor round a bit more should, in theory, mean that I can lie on my left side without squashing the sensor.We shall see.We shall also see what it conflicts with instead.This time we left some backing on the kinesiology tape where it is over the top of the sensor, to allow it to be removed without pulling on the sensor.This may improve things, or may not.It does give me the opportunity to see if I get different readings "tape on" and "tape off".I've booked an HbA1c test in early August (3 months since the last one) so we shall see if this enforced virtue had improved my numbers.If I get enough consistent results, I am tempted to ask for a consultation with an endocrinologist to discuss possible drug options. However most of my theories aren't fully consistent yet.</blockquote>

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