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<blockquote data-quote="Wayward Blood" data-source="post: 2278470" data-attributes="member: 520440"><p>Hi Hussar,</p><p></p><p>I've been using the Freestyle Libre since October of last year, and I've been extremely impressed with it. I've found the sensors easy to apply, and I've yet to lose one or have it fail. However, on occasion they have started to peel; in these instances I've used a Tegaderm plaster (available to purchase from most pharmacies) to keep to keep them in place until it's time to replace them. My DSN told me that the middle of the sensor needs to stay uncovered (I'm not sure if this is true but I decided to follow the advice), so I cut a hole in the middle of the plasters before applying.</p><p></p><p>An important point: I follow a low carbohydrate diet, which means that my blood sugar levels do not rise and fall rapidly for most of the time. I've heard that the Libre can struggle to represent spikes and drops accurately, but, because I haven't experienced this myself, I can't confirm or deny this.</p><p></p><p>I also have very good hypo awareness; whenever I've felt myself starting to go low, my sensor has confirmed this for me. My main problem with the Libre is the applicator used to apply the sensor. It's a single-use device, which must be disposed of. This feels extremely wasteful to me, and I hope that eventually a re-usable one will be produced.</p><p></p><p>But overall, I can give a big thumbs up to my experience with the Freestyle Libre. I hope that helps!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Wayward Blood, post: 2278470, member: 520440"] Hi Hussar, I've been using the Freestyle Libre since October of last year, and I've been extremely impressed with it. I've found the sensors easy to apply, and I've yet to lose one or have it fail. However, on occasion they have started to peel; in these instances I've used a Tegaderm plaster (available to purchase from most pharmacies) to keep to keep them in place until it's time to replace them. My DSN told me that the middle of the sensor needs to stay uncovered (I'm not sure if this is true but I decided to follow the advice), so I cut a hole in the middle of the plasters before applying. An important point: I follow a low carbohydrate diet, which means that my blood sugar levels do not rise and fall rapidly for most of the time. I've heard that the Libre can struggle to represent spikes and drops accurately, but, because I haven't experienced this myself, I can't confirm or deny this. I also have very good hypo awareness; whenever I've felt myself starting to go low, my sensor has confirmed this for me. My main problem with the Libre is the applicator used to apply the sensor. It's a single-use device, which must be disposed of. This feels extremely wasteful to me, and I hope that eventually a re-usable one will be produced. But overall, I can give a big thumbs up to my experience with the Freestyle Libre. I hope that helps! [/QUOTE]
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