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Sensor always coming off

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Frustrated gym lad

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Looking for advice and tips to stop my sensor coming off during exercise. Currently place the sensor inside bicep area but this often comes off. I have tried the additional plasters brought online but these are no good and often worse as the edges peel away and then they stick to you shirt and ultimately pull the sensor off
 
I am going to make a huge assumption based on your name - I am going to assume you have muscly arms.
I wouldn't describe my arms as "ripped" but as a climber, I have no bingo wings.
I realised that ... yes this sounds obvious ... sensors do not bend. Therefore, I need to be careful not to place my sensor on a "bend" such as on my biceps. If I did, one session in the climbing centre and my sensor would start peeling off.
I try to place my sensor close to the top of the back of my arm ... close to my shoulder. This has the advantages of not being somewhere that I lie on so avoid compression lows, not somewhere I knock on a door frame and easy to keep covered under short sleeved t-shirts.
 
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I am going to make a huge assumption based on your name - I am going to assume you have muscly arms.
I wouldn't describe my arms as "ripped" but as a climber, I have no bingo wings.
I realised that ... yes this sounds obvious ... sensors do not bend. Therefore, I need to be careful not to place my sensor on a "bend" such as on my biceps. If I did, one session in the climbing centre and my sensor would start peeling off.
I try to place my sensor close to the top of the back of my arm ... close to my shoulder. This has the advantages of not being somewhere that I lie on so avoid compression lows, not somewhere I knock on a door frame and easy to keep covered under short sleeved t-shirts.
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Many thanks for your suggestions. As I first got onto the Libera system via NHS trial program I was forced to wear the sensor in the NHS advised location (inside arm). I have always just maintained this position but will try back of my arm as this make the most sense.
 
Frustrated gym lad said:
Any recommendations, I have tried over patches and found they are useless and often worse than having none
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As in response says about position that’s quite important

There are plenty of armbands on the various market places

I’m not going to recommend a particular one as I’m one of the seller so that would be unfair
 
Frustrated gym lad said:
Many thanks for your suggestions. As I first got onto the Libera system via NHS trial program I was forced to wear the sensor in the NHS advised location (inside arm). I have always just maintained this position but will try back of my arm as this make the most sense.
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If you read the instructions it indicates the upper back of the arm
 
Skin tac wipes which make the skin sticky work for me
 
searley said:
If you read the instructions it indicates the upper back of the arm
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But their marketing pictures show it lower down the arm. :banghead:
I have worked close enough to marketing in the past and present to know marketing and reality are not always aligned.
 
Put it somewhere else , I’ve tried loads of different places chest, belly , inside biscep all work fine , I know Abbott recommend a relatively small part of you body , but I use what works for me , I check against finger pricks from time to time no issues plus H b1 ac is good too,
Also whenever I’ve had one fall off and I phone Abbott for a replacement I’ve never been asked where I apply it
 
Frustrated gym lad said:
Looking for advice and tips to stop my sensor coming off during exercise. Currently place the sensor inside bicep area but this often comes off. I have tried the additional plasters brought online but these are no good and often worse as the edges peel away and then they stick to you shirt and ultimately pull the sensor off
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Skingrip - honestly these are the best
 
In Response said:
I am going to make a huge assumption based on your name - I am going to assume you have muscly arms.
I wouldn't describe my arms as "ripped" but as a climber, I have no bingo wings.
I realised that ... yes this sounds obvious ... sensors do not bend. Therefore, I need to be careful not to place my sensor on a "bend" such as on my biceps. If I did, one session in the climbing centre and my sensor would start peeling off.
I try to place my sensor close to the top of the back of my arm ... close to my shoulder. This has the advantages of not being somewhere that I lie on so avoid compression lows, not somewhere I knock on a door frame and easy to keep covered under short sleeved t-shirts.
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I put my Abbot Libre sensors (1, 2 and since this year 3, which is smaller) on the back of my arms, a little to the side so that my arm doesn't rest on the sensor at night.
I am training for triathlon with daily exercise and swimming 3 times a week. Unless I swim on my back and my sensor arm gets caught in the lane rope, no problems so far. But I suppose a lot of factors come in including skin type.
 
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