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FREESTYLE LIBRE ON SALE!!!!

Someone from Abbott read my blog.
So we know they follow these threads and our blogs, probably the Facebook group too.
 

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Emmotha said:
Someone from Abbott read my blog.
So we know they follow these threads and our blogs, probably the Facebook group too.
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That's a search robot that Abbot are using to find what people are saying. Be interesting to see what would happen with a negative review...

EDIT: I've stuck my point of view up on my (little updated) blog.... http://crick-tech-munch.blogspot.co.uk/
 
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My current sensor is going properly haywire. I usually do a BG test in the morning just to check it, and so far it had always been within 0.5 of the scan unless things were really changing quickly.

Yesterday morning the sensor was reading 1.5 lower than BG. I know being dehydrated can mess with it, so I drank plenty of water - by lunchtime it was only 1 off, but then by the evening it was reading 2 points lower. This morning it's 4 points lower and thinks I was hypo all night - I don't believe it.

I want to call Abbott but I'm not sure which number to use, or whether they will be working over Christmas?
 
This is so frustrating because if they get this right it would be brilliant for diabetics, I wouldn't mind changing the sensor but it's just too expensive to discard one, I suggest you phone customer services for freestyle and they will send a new sensor and you will need to return the faulty one, so don't throw it.
 
I've just taken my fifth sensor to find that the reason It itched was an awful contact dermatitis infection. I can't say I've ever had a problem with this before, or my previous sensors even. The only difference with this time round was the sensor was lifting from its adhesive which hasn't happened before. I find this strange since there seem to be quite a few reporting this at the same time all having had no issues previously. Might be a unique batch with different adhesive perhaps.

Anyhoo, Merry Crimbo everyone
 
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darrenh04 said:
Here is the image. The sensor was put on Monday and taken off Saturday.
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snap. It's darn itchy.


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Ouch! Mine is more sore than usual this time, will report when I take it off Wednesday. Maybe if u wear the glue non-stop for x number of weeks ur skin starts to develop an allergy. It's possible. Explains why so many ppl have it. We might need to break every now and then :-(

On another note, I have been **** over Christmas ;(
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hi all,
first an update from my last two sensors (had 4 already ). it's seems that every sensor from the last batch start of very close or identical to BG test and in the following 3 hours it' reads 2 mmol lower for the first two days. have no idea what's the reason...

in an other issue- it seems i can't download the software of the device since I'm not from England
can someone pleas send me the software to my email. please! personal email address removed - Anna29
the software can be downloaded from the main page http://www.freestylelibre.co.uk/
 
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Idan6a said:
hi all,
first an update from my last two sensors (had 4 already ). it's seems that every sensor from the last batch start of very close or identical to BG test and in the following 3 hours it' reads 2 mmol lower for the first two days. have no idea what's the reason...
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Mines exactly the same!!! How odd.

Can't help, I'm using my mobile phone
 
thanks anyway Emmontha,

i had a theory that if you have rapid changes during the first hours with the sensor it's goes crazy for the first days, but that again it didn't happen in my first batch.
 
Just returned from Xmas in Germany. Arms are starting to heal but looks like it will be a couple more weeks at least until I can try again. I find it very interesting others are now having this around week five. Please report and fingers crossed there is a reason and not just something that some of us will have to live with.

Fingers a little sore from much pricking and my BG hasn't been great. However, I this is my first Xmas since being diagnosed so it was always going to be tricky.

Anyone needing to download the software who is not in the UK should try tunnelbear. It is free for the odd usage and quite straight forward.
 
Not to keen on putting my 3rd sensor on. Even more since the skin where the first sensor had been is still a bit dry..think ill wait a while
 
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