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Message: <blockquote data-quote="qe5rt" data-source="post: 1314518" data-attributes="member: 234442">I'm not really skinny but i don't have an ounce of fat on my arms. The first sensor i placed did cause a bit of discomfort like a painful insect bite from time to time. Right now i'm on my third sensor and i placed it on the bulgy part of the triceps, it was a bit of a mistake at first but i don't experience any discomfort from it at the moment. Only discomfort is when i'm wearing a thermal shirt for when i'm cycling, it's fairly tight and i do notice that something is pushing into my arm.I don't find placing the sensor any more painful than drawing blood from the finger to be honest, the first one i barely felt at all, though i can imagine just like drawing blood from the finger that from time to time some will hurt more and some will hurt less.As to how much i like it: i absolutely love it. My diabetes team has mentioned that in the beginning they were a bit in doubt as to whether it would yield better results. But they mentioned that most of the people using it have lowered their hba1c by 0.5-1%. I'll have my next blood test in december but at the moment i'm looking at a drop of about 0.5% compared to my previous hba1c. It really allowed me to see how long before a meal i have to inject my insulin giving lower spikes. I noticed when i'm rising during the night and slowly but certainly getting a fix for that. I see the impact of resistance workouts and bike rides. I even successfully managed a complete binge eating evening without going too high and because of the FSL i knew i had to wake up at 3 A.M. inject some insulin and continue sleeping making me wake up with a perfect value.This all said it does take some time to get used to. You're basically receiving more data and to have the best results you need to act upon that data. When i think of it i probably made the most changes because of the FSL and it improved my overall control.EDIT; keep in mind that the sensor can take up to 36 hours to function properly after injecting. They advice you compare with a finger prick until the values nearly match.</blockquote>

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