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Libre - how far out would you go before replacement?

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gavin86

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So have been getting some dodgy readings with my new sensor (only my second)....
Eg: sensor = 3.5, blood/strip = 5.5. This has been going for 72hrs.

At what point would you call it defective? My first sensor was great, always within 0.5.
 
gavin86 said:
So have been getting some dodgy readings with my new sensor (only my second)....
Eg: sensor = 3.5, blood/strip = 5.5. This has been going for 72hrs.

At what point would you call it defective? My first sensor was great, always within 0.5.
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Is your BG trend flat on the Libre?

Try taking a finger prick reading, wait 15 minutes, then scan the Libre again and see if they match. Also, have you tried a different BG meter?

You can always give Abbott a ring and see what they say, their customer service are very helpful
 
Mine were all inaccurate so I "aimed off" and therefore made allowance for it. I did get a replacement for one of them. It mostly gave a red line across the bottom of the screen and was totally useless.
 
If the sensor is more than 15% of the strip they will almost certainly replace it. I have found them all really good at replacing. Like you I have just had a sensor that has been within .1 or .2mmol of the test strip.
 
Hmm OK, I will monitor for another 24hrs then call I think.

It seems to have settled back to being about 1 to 1.5 mmol/L under... which when you're 15 is actually good, but I've been under 9 all week (go me!), so the accuracy still isn't there

It's not just the time lag, I did some testing regarding that. It's tracking up/down OK, not stuck. Just offset by a bit.

Itd be nice if we could calibrate them to a certain extent, but I guess Abbott want everything to be as simple as possible.
No doubt they will get it perfected soon enough, they're so close.
 
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