Libre 2 Plus and arm ache

[Diane57]

Hello
I have been using the Libre 2 Plus and 11 days in using a new sensor I suddeny got arm ache like I had slept funny. The next day the ache / pain which started at the top of my arm, radiated down my arm and into my wrist. The only thing I could think of was that it was the sensor. My arm is not red or swollen or hot to touch but when I tried to raise my arm it was and is very painful. I have removed the sensor and the pain in my lower arm has gone but I am still struggling to raise my arm. Has anyone else found this as I have had no problems before and this could be a coincidence. thanks

 

[Melgar]

Hi and welcome to the forum @Diane57 . I must admit that has never happened to me. Do you think you could have pinched or irritated a nerve in your arm? It sounds like nerve pain, but to be honest, it's just my best guess.

 

[Introverted_And_Proud]

Hi there, Diane.

I’ve been using the Libre sensors for around two years now, starting on Libre 2 and then switching to Libre 2 Plus very recently. In my time using them, I’ve occasionally experienced soreness in my arms if I accidentally hit a muscle (which I am prone to do often), sometimes bleeding. But usually, the pain stays on the back of my upper arms or around the area where the sensor was applied. But I haven’t experienced anything close to what you have, I’m afraid.

Going along with Melgar’s line of thinking, when you initially applied the sensor, do you remember feeling any pain then?

Alternatively, when you went to remove the sensor, did you notice anything off with it? Like if it was loose or if the needle was bent, for instance? I’m just wondering if something could have happened to the sensor to bring on this sudden onset of pain. Like, maybe, if it was accidentally knocked or had pressure applied to it.