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<blockquote data-quote="Podmonger" data-source="post: 1917198" data-attributes="member: 494682"><p>My wife uses a Freestyle Libre and when removing the sensor, it's as if she has peeled off a layer of skin with the sensor, it is sore and takes a month to heal completely.</p><p></p><p>Abbot Laboratories just told her to stop using the Libre and see a doctor. Her DSN suggested going to see a practice nurse and trying to use an intermediate dressing - the idea is to put on a very thin layer with a different adhesive and a small hole in its centre for the sensor needle to poke through, then apply the sensor over it.</p><p></p><p>My wife hasn't tried this yet, she wants to do it with a nurse to help for the first time. Then she will need to monitor the Libre results with her Contour Next finger prick meter to be sure that the sensor still reads as it should. </p><p></p><p>NB <strong><em>We don't know if this will work</em></strong> but it seems the only solution at present, so we hope it does. A skin protector spray didn't help. The DSN thought Tegaderm might be useable because it is made of a thin film. We'd be glad to know if anyone else has tried this already. We'll report back when/if my wife has had a go at it.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Podmonger, post: 1917198, member: 494682"] My wife uses a Freestyle Libre and when removing the sensor, it's as if she has peeled off a layer of skin with the sensor, it is sore and takes a month to heal completely. Abbot Laboratories just told her to stop using the Libre and see a doctor. Her DSN suggested going to see a practice nurse and trying to use an intermediate dressing - the idea is to put on a very thin layer with a different adhesive and a small hole in its centre for the sensor needle to poke through, then apply the sensor over it. My wife hasn't tried this yet, she wants to do it with a nurse to help for the first time. Then she will need to monitor the Libre results with her Contour Next finger prick meter to be sure that the sensor still reads as it should. NB [B][I]We don't know if this will work[/I][/B] but it seems the only solution at present, so we hope it does. A skin protector spray didn't help. The DSN thought Tegaderm might be useable because it is made of a thin film. We'd be glad to know if anyone else has tried this already. We'll report back when/if my wife has had a go at it. [/QUOTE]
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