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<blockquote data-quote="hh1" data-source="post: 2633957" data-attributes="member: 146541"><p>Hi all, not been around for a day or two, wish I'd caught up earlier - [USER=264425]@becca59[/USER] I had a sensor fall off about ten days ago, replaced it and had exactly the same as you, blood everywhere. Anyway, I phoned Abbott about the one that fell off, and whilst I was talking to a very helpful customer service person, I mentioned what had happened with hitting a blood vessel etc. He immediately said I should have taken it off and started another one, because it meant there could be blood in/around/under the sensor which could affect the readings. I was able to give him a couple of comparison readings of the Libre and finger pricks and the Libre was on the low side, but I find they're almost never 100% in accord with my meter so I just kind of accommodate that. Anyway, he told me to take it off, and sent me two replacements. I'd never heard this before though I've heard of others occasionally hitting a blood vessel, so you might want to think about what to do with yours?</p><p></p><p>[USER=475037]@Marie 2[/USER] and [USER=378858]@Hopeful34[/USER] I don't seem to have your kind of problem, and I sympathise hugely - it's bad enough on a day to day level as doing exactly the same thing never seems to give exactly the same result , but to have a stream of days where it's up the creek - not funny! The only thing I can think of is whether you may occasionally have a low-grade infection that doesn't give noticeable symptoms? Is there even such a thing? or am I trying to explain the inexplicable vagaries of T1? <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite39" alt=":hilarious:" title="Hilarious :hilarious:" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":hilarious:" /> and yes, those people who think inject eat done drive me round the bend too! I have to remind myself that I know very little about all the facets of living with most other long-term conditions, as I discovered when I worked with the Expert Patient Programme, so I try to appreciate that it's hard to appreciate the implications of T1 without living with it or with someone with it. Needless to say I don't always succeed...!<img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite2" alt=";)" title="Wink ;)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=";)" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="hh1, post: 2633957, member: 146541"] Hi all, not been around for a day or two, wish I'd caught up earlier - [USER=264425]@becca59[/USER] I had a sensor fall off about ten days ago, replaced it and had exactly the same as you, blood everywhere. Anyway, I phoned Abbott about the one that fell off, and whilst I was talking to a very helpful customer service person, I mentioned what had happened with hitting a blood vessel etc. He immediately said I should have taken it off and started another one, because it meant there could be blood in/around/under the sensor which could affect the readings. I was able to give him a couple of comparison readings of the Libre and finger pricks and the Libre was on the low side, but I find they're almost never 100% in accord with my meter so I just kind of accommodate that. Anyway, he told me to take it off, and sent me two replacements. I'd never heard this before though I've heard of others occasionally hitting a blood vessel, so you might want to think about what to do with yours? [USER=475037]@Marie 2[/USER] and [USER=378858]@Hopeful34[/USER] I don't seem to have your kind of problem, and I sympathise hugely - it's bad enough on a day to day level as doing exactly the same thing never seems to give exactly the same result , but to have a stream of days where it's up the creek - not funny! The only thing I can think of is whether you may occasionally have a low-grade infection that doesn't give noticeable symptoms? Is there even such a thing? or am I trying to explain the inexplicable vagaries of T1? :hilarious: and yes, those people who think inject eat done drive me round the bend too! I have to remind myself that I know very little about all the facets of living with most other long-term conditions, as I discovered when I worked with the Expert Patient Programme, so I try to appreciate that it's hard to appreciate the implications of T1 without living with it or with someone with it. Needless to say I don't always succeed...!;) [/QUOTE]
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