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Any tried the Libre sensor on the stomach?

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Vectian

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Type of diabetes
LADA
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Diet only
My Freestyle Libre 2 consistently reads higher than fingerprick, at times I have had 2 points higher (saying it is 7.5 when it's 5.5 at a stable point, not going up or down). I read someone else say that if you don't have much flesh/fatty area under your arms this can happen. Has anyone tried it elsewhere, the belly seems a good place? I know it's only recommended for under the arm but does it work properly or even better elsewhere?
 
I think if you place it anywhere but the recommended arm site, you’ll hit problems if you get a faulty one as they ask where it was placed.
 
I put mine in various place ar belly chest , I check against a finger prick and it’s fine , with regard to having problems if you have a faulty one , I’ve personally never been asked where I put mine if I’ve had a faulty sensor , plus how would they know where it was . I have said this before I find it strange that of all the surface area in my body it’s only guaranteed for the reltiv small area on the back of your arm , hmmmm , everybody is different I appreciate that but I tend to do things that are easier for me , and all that happened whe I used the back of my arm was I knocked sensors off on door jams
 
Ushthetaff said:
with regard to having problems if you have a faulty one , I’ve personally never been asked where I put mine if I’ve had a faulty sensor , plus how would they know where it was .
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I haven’t always been asked, and you’re right how would they know if you were lying!
 
I think it's just because when they were testing it, the sensor had to be in the same place so that the figures would be consistent. As they haven't tested it elsewhere, they give the disclaimer that it should only be put on the back of the arm. It's annoying on the arm as you can end up sleeping on it and can get false hypo alarms at 3AM! I will try it on the belly, thanks.
 
Diabetes is a real strange one I know when I was first diagnosed I followed what the medical profession told me unreservedly , now a bit older and more diabetes experienced , I tend to experiment a little more , sfter all we all know diabetes is individual to the individual . We after all are the ones who have to live with it every day so personally I try to make it as easy for me as possible , which sometimes means doing something different than told. The thing is if my experiment doesn’t work ,well I’ve learned something and that’s what diabetes is all about learning about your body and how your insulin and food combination affects blood sugar , and personally I don’t think this can be done with out some form of experimenting . The Libre sensor is a good example of this , I’m told to put in on my arm it gets knocked off on a door jam constantly so I think I’ll put it somewhere else it works fine no more door jam problems problem solved
 
I think telling people to wear the sensor on your arm is all part of the advertising campaign. The more visible the sensor is, the more free advertising Abbott gets. I would try it on your stomach and see if you think that it has changed anything. Far better to be comfortable with where it is than have it ripped off by a door handle.
 
I always wear my sensor on my arm. I wear my pump on my abdomen and try to keep them apart.
It is covered by sleeves so not visible.
And far too high to get ripped off by a vicious door handle. The only diabetes thing ever attacked by door furnishings was once (and only once in 4 years), the tube of my pump was caught. But it was gentle and never pulled the cannula out.
Thinking of tubed pumps, I always thought they were large to keep the electronics in them. Never thought they were designed in such a way to be difficult to hide so Medtronic and co could advertise.
 
I have tried it on the stomach since, and it gave me pretty inaccurate readings, kept saying I was in hypo range when I wasn't so went back to the arm. Not that it's massively accurate there either, but can't be having the hypo alarm going off all the time at night
 
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