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Message: <blockquote data-quote="EllieM" data-source="post: 2692182" data-attributes="member: 372717">I think you need to talk to his care team as a matter of extreme urgency.  Falls caused by hypos in elderly diabetics are a very big danger.My mother in law broke a hip from a fall just 2 days before the council care team were due to fit mobility aids into her house, and she never walked again. (Sorry to be brutal).Is your mother physically or mentally incapacitated?  Am thinking if the former she may still be able to provide some help to your father but if the latter it may just all be too much for him. For example, she could press a panic button if he was hypo and unable to self treat.How is his mental state?  His wife's health might be a cause of depression for him but is dementia also at play?  Frequent severe hypos won't be improving his mood or cognitive powers.  I am wondering if you need to look into social care for both parents.... Or at least, more help for them if they are staying at home.Sorry to be so negative. I believe you should be able to get his libre results sent to your phone, which would provide some help. Unfortunately libre failures aren't uncommon, though as a dexcom user (who also experiences sensor failures) I'm not the best person to judge.  He really needs to be encouraged to apply a new sensor if the old one fails.Good luck.</blockquote>

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