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Changing Libre sensor at work.......

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O_DP_T1

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...sooooo my sensor runs out at 7:30 tonight and usually I'm home by then, so got a work night out tonight so will change the sensor at about 6ish before I leave.

So do I just change it in the and let people see and think *** is that about, or just go into the toilets and do it on the sly.
 
I think that is a very personal decision.
Only you know how uncomfortable that could make you and/or your colleagues feel.

Is there a compromise like a meeting room - if you place of work is anything like mine there should be one free by 6pm.
 
The toilet is the last place i would use personally. I am assuming the people you work with know about your diabetes?? I wouild go for it myself :D
 
The toilets are not the cleanest of places in any workplace. I do understand the need to feel private, or not wanting to make your colleagues feel uncomfortable, but it is also your health.

Personally, would just do it, and welcome the opportunity to start a dialogue with anybody who was interested. However, I think it depends on how comfortable you feel.

Something to consider for the future, putting it on the night before?
 
I would not like using the toilet for a change, the idea of germs etc make it a particular unhygienic place, I would find a quiet corner instead and do it quietly so as to not draw attention to myself.
 
The last place I’d make holes in myself would be a public or workplace toilet...
 
I like telling people about the Libre, so I would just change it. But it's entirely personal how you feel about that, finding a more private place is fine too.
For next time, why not put the new sensor on before leaving for work? Then you can just activate it when the other runs out. I find my sensors don't work too well for the first day if I activate right away, so I shoot it in a day before the old one runs out.
 
O_DP_T1 said:
Yea I should have changed it at home but I guess I wanted the most bang for buck at 50 quid a pop.
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You can apply the second sensor and leave it 24 hours before activating it. Some members report that this gives them more accurate readings over the sensor lifetime as it has chance to 'settle' once applied.
 
db89 said:
You can apply the second sensor and leave it 24 hours before activating it. Some members report that this gives them more accurate readings over the sensor lifetime as it has chance to 'settle' once applied.
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Aaahhhh why the heck didn't I think of that. Should have shot one in this morning. And then activated later in the day as the old one was about to run out.

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O_DP_T1 said:
Aaahhhh why the heck didn't I think of that. Should have shot one in this morning. And then activated later in the day as the old one was about to run out.
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I usually stick a new one in the night before, and activate it the second the old one expires the following afternoon.

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I'd change it at my desk personally.

.... which is a bad idea given the number of germs on the average desk. I suspect toilets that are cleaned regularly each day are probably better :)

Thinking about it, most large offices have a First Aid room somewhere, so you could always speak to your local first aider and ask where it is & if you can nip in there. Depends on your workplace obviously.
 
Mel dCP said:
I usually stick a new one in the night before, and activate it the second the old one expires the following afternoon.
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Did that for the first time this week. 24 hours before activation. My results were bang on from the off. So you are actually gaining a day. A win win I would say.
 
becca59 said:
Did that for the first time this week. 24 hours before activation. My results were bang on from the off. So you are actually gaining a day. A win win I would say.
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In doing this you can still use the scanner to start after 24 hours and then use the LibreLink app on a phone right?
 
I did it in the middle of a lecture theatre once, in the middle of the lecture, without a care in the world for what people around me thought, I unfortunately didn't get the insertion done well though so those two weeks were rather painful in certain positions. I've also given myself injections in the same situation when it was spiking and I didn't want to wait for it to end or leave the room. I don't see why anyone would hide doing it, but that's just me. Very rarely does anyone actually comment on it anyway.
 
jlarsson said:
I did it in the middle of a lecture theatre once, in the middle of the lecture, without a care in the world for what people around me thought, I unfortunately didn't get the insertion done well though so those two weeks were rather painful in certain positions. I've also given myself injections in the same situation when it was spiking and I didn't want to wait for it to end or leave the room. I don't see why anyone would hide doing it, but that's just me. Very rarely does anyone actually comment on it anyway.
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I had to do a correction shot in the middle of our local bus garage, while I was waiting for my car to be MOTd yesterday. I don’t think anyone noticed, but when I have had snotty comments I ask if they would object if I was taking a tablet or a puff of an inhaler? And assuming they say no, then I tell them that an insulin injection is usually a pretty urgent need and that I have the right to treat my medical condition wherever and whenever I need to :) and if they say yes, they get the same response!
 
Mel dCP said:
I had to do a correction shot in the middle of our local bus garage, while I was waiting for my car to be MOTd yesterday. I don’t think anyone noticed, but when I have had snotty comments I ask if they would object if I was taking a tablet or a puff of an inhaler? And assuming they say no, then I tell them that an insulin injection is usually a pretty urgent need and that I have the right to treat my medical condition wherever and whenever I need to :) and if they say yes, they get the same response!
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Don't think I've ever had snotty comments from people who have had the pleasure of seeing me shoot up in public, which tells me it's probably not as big of a deal as people would expect it to be. Even in places like the South Bank, trains(including the tube) or planes, nobody has ever had more than that classic "*** is he doing?" look on their face that I recall.
If they do have snotty comments, as far as I'm concerned we all have the license to put them down, with a perfectly legitimate excuse for our behaviour. ;)
 
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