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<blockquote data-quote="slip" data-source="post: 1455966" data-attributes="member: 182669"><p>I have been popping in reading this thread now and again, just read the last few pages. I started using the Libre about a year and a half ago, And can be best described as a love hate relationship - it was great to start with, pretty much spot on, learnt so much - after about my 3rd or 4th I started to get a slight reaction to it, it quickly got worse, I tried various barrier methods, gave it a break for a while etc. During this time Abbot replaced all sensors even when I said the sensor isn't faulty it's just come unstuck due to my reaction to the adhesive.</p><p>When I was having a reaction to the device it's accuracy was abysmal - not surprising as it would become loose, anything I stuck over it to hold it in place also lost it's stickiness because the 'wound' would weeps extensively, I tried placing it on my thigh to see if that was any better, for the first few days it was great, no reaction and was spot on, about 5-6 days in it suddenly became mighty itchy and red, I had to take it off, months later I still have a round red blemish where it was. </p><p>[USER=288591]@deborabaratto[/USER] mentioned a slight rash, I have recently tried again with the Libre, 9 days in it is accurate, and it's not itching, and at the mo it's not weeping either! Piriton seems to be my answer to the problem - if I stop taking it I can feel it start to flare up - we had a bottle of it already which ran out, a day or 2 without it and it started reacting, new bottle purchased and taking 5ml 3 times a day seemed to have settled it back down and the over plaster to help keep it attached is holding fine.</p><p></p><p>Too long to read? Basically Piriton helped me against the dreaded reaction!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="slip, post: 1455966, member: 182669"] I have been popping in reading this thread now and again, just read the last few pages. I started using the Libre about a year and a half ago, And can be best described as a love hate relationship - it was great to start with, pretty much spot on, learnt so much - after about my 3rd or 4th I started to get a slight reaction to it, it quickly got worse, I tried various barrier methods, gave it a break for a while etc. During this time Abbot replaced all sensors even when I said the sensor isn't faulty it's just come unstuck due to my reaction to the adhesive. When I was having a reaction to the device it's accuracy was abysmal - not surprising as it would become loose, anything I stuck over it to hold it in place also lost it's stickiness because the 'wound' would weeps extensively, I tried placing it on my thigh to see if that was any better, for the first few days it was great, no reaction and was spot on, about 5-6 days in it suddenly became mighty itchy and red, I had to take it off, months later I still have a round red blemish where it was. [USER=288591]@deborabaratto[/USER] mentioned a slight rash, I have recently tried again with the Libre, 9 days in it is accurate, and it's not itching, and at the mo it's not weeping either! Piriton seems to be my answer to the problem - if I stop taking it I can feel it start to flare up - we had a bottle of it already which ran out, a day or 2 without it and it started reacting, new bottle purchased and taking 5ml 3 times a day seemed to have settled it back down and the over plaster to help keep it attached is holding fine. Too long to read? Basically Piriton helped me against the dreaded reaction! [/QUOTE]
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