Libre2 sensor

[nathan d]

I’ve got the lever to and I was wondering I’ve got three days left on it. Do you change it before the three days? Or do you change it on the last day? It’s the first time I am using it any advice would be great

 

[BruceT]

Hi Nathan. Personally I have always changed mine on the last day close to expiration time. Just need to bear in mind it takes 1 hour for the new sensor to activate. Individuals sometimes find the new sensor may not be quite so accurate for a few hours. Good luck

 

[nathan d]

Thank you for the advice and information. Much appreciated.

 

[Deleted member 527103]

I always kept my sensor on until it expired.
However, I found that it could take a couple of days to "bed in" so would put a new sensor on my other arm without activating until "handover time".
If activated a sensor as soon as I inserted it, I found that it reported "variably" for the first day or two.

 

[nathan d]

How do you get rid of the sensor can you just bin it or do you have to cut the needle off?

 

[Ushthetaff]

I put mine in the bin, there is no needle on the sensor only on the applicator which retracts when you apply the sensor , the “ needle “ you see is actually a filament ,

 

[nathan d]

Thank you much appreciated

 

[MommaE]

you‘ll find when you first scan the new sensor you will get a message asking if you want to start the new sensor or not so you have the option of leaving it a day or two to “ bed in”. Personally I remove the old one when it expires, trying to scan at the last minute or so, insert the new one and it’s good to go after an hour.
There seems to be some variation on how people are advised to dispose of the sensors and applicator. I take the applicator apart to remove the sharp “pin “ and that does in my needle bio hazard container with the old sensor. The rest of the plastic applicator goes in plastic recycling. Could well be different where you are.

 

[nathan d]

Ok thank you