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<blockquote data-quote="RFSMarch" data-source="post: 1708251" data-attributes="member: 410451"><p>Disappointing end to the trial - but at least I gave it a go!</p><p></p><p>Day 1 - woke up to a little itching but on checking the sensor - nothing to see - maybe just dry skin (which I do suffer from) so showered and as it is on an area that is still a little discoloured after the last time a sensor was on there (flonase, compeed/tegaderm combo) I just put some low-level cortisone around the area (as I have been using this week anyway on the other 'Libre-limbs' to help them heal up a bit! Will be taking pictures daily to feed back to the good folks at Trio anyway.</p><p></p><p>Night 1/Day 2 - not great... itching continued through the night until I finally slept on the other arm around 3am and FINALLY got some sleep. Put a stack of sudocrem around it but made not much difference overnight. In the morning I gave it a thorough clean with some warm salted water and then used a stronger cortisone cream and took an anti-histamine and the itching seems to have subsided. Will just try the anti-histamine tomorrow but keeping an eye on the edge where it looks a little red.</p><p>Like many here I don't have money to p*ss away, so I don't want to ditch an expensive, SELF-FUNDED sensor with only two days in, but in all honestly I am giving my other arm another week to heal up more and then I am afraid I am switching back to the tried and tested beconase base, compeed with hole, opsite over hole and cohesive bandage for when I am in the US. It was worth a try but I don't think this is the solution for me but hopefully someone else will have luck with it.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="RFSMarch, post: 1708251, member: 410451"] Disappointing end to the trial - but at least I gave it a go! Day 1 - woke up to a little itching but on checking the sensor - nothing to see - maybe just dry skin (which I do suffer from) so showered and as it is on an area that is still a little discoloured after the last time a sensor was on there (flonase, compeed/tegaderm combo) I just put some low-level cortisone around the area (as I have been using this week anyway on the other 'Libre-limbs' to help them heal up a bit! Will be taking pictures daily to feed back to the good folks at Trio anyway. Night 1/Day 2 - not great... itching continued through the night until I finally slept on the other arm around 3am and FINALLY got some sleep. Put a stack of sudocrem around it but made not much difference overnight. In the morning I gave it a thorough clean with some warm salted water and then used a stronger cortisone cream and took an anti-histamine and the itching seems to have subsided. Will just try the anti-histamine tomorrow but keeping an eye on the edge where it looks a little red. Like many here I don't have money to p*ss away, so I don't want to ditch an expensive, SELF-FUNDED sensor with only two days in, but in all honestly I am giving my other arm another week to heal up more and then I am afraid I am switching back to the tried and tested beconase base, compeed with hole, opsite over hole and cohesive bandage for when I am in the US. It was worth a try but I don't think this is the solution for me but hopefully someone else will have luck with it. [/QUOTE]
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