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Message: <blockquote data-quote="vicki.milne" data-source="post: 1070185" data-attributes="member: 178200">My 11 year old son has been using the Libre since November 2015.It's been a god-send tbh and would struggle without it now, it really does make things so much easier.We've never had one fall off before the two weeks have been up (we've not used any rocktape or tegaderm over the top) nor had a skin reaction (we've not used compeed or anything underneath) nor had a faulty sensor.The readings have to be taken with a pinch of salt in our experience. If his levels are in range and going in an even straight line then they tend to be fairly reliable but the higher he is and dropping or rising fast then the more out the reading is, as much as 5mmol+ out. As a general rule of thumb we always assume that the reading is at least 1mmol out and if the reader says he's about 5mmol and dropping fast he's probably already hypo (due to the 15 min time lag).Overall though, the trends and knowing whether his BG is rising or falling and at what speed is its main benefit for us and has been invaluable particularly in terms of general sugar surfing and planning snacks and activities out.It is expensive but we've made cuts elsewhere as it makes life so much easier.I hope this answers any questions you may have about it.</blockquote>

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