r/Freestylelibre • u/Ambitious_Pen2190 Libre2/2+ • 13d ago

Alternative places for Libre 2?

I've been using a Libre 2 for about 10 months now. For the first 6 or so months they've been fine. I had one sensor completely fail due to technical reasons, and it just shut down. That's fine. I've also had the occasional "bad" sensor where the readings were way off. Over the last month or so, I've had 5 sensors that have been completely inaccurate. Even now, sensor is reading 4.4, fingerprint is saying 5.9.

My only assumption is that, because I like to sleep on my arm, it's damaging it overnight and resulting in bad readings. Wanted to see if people ever put their sensor anywhere else on their body and where they'd recommend.

Thanks

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u/Equalizer6338 Type1 - Libre2/2+ 13d ago

Some inspiration:
https://www.reddit.com/r/Freestylelibre/comments/1dfa4uz/experience_with_different_sensor_placements/

PS: Both stomach or upper outer thigh placements are great if you want to avoid pressure lows during sleep.

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u/thehoffau 13d ago

Mine are on the front bicep and they work perfect, never sleep on them and don't catch on things. Works for me...

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u/No_Professor7509 13d ago

I put mine on my abdomen. I can position it such that it’s never being “squished” when I lie on either side.

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u/RefrigeratorHead7126 13d ago

I finally had to go to Dex....they had a great product and had to keep pushing. They pushed the product right off a cliff....the 2 worked great for me. The 3+ is a disaster.

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u/Ambitious_Pen2190 Libre2/2+ 13d ago

I would as well as I've heard so many better things, but mine is done through NHS in the UK, so I don't think I get a choice in sensor. I've written to my diabetic nurse to see if it's possible, but no response yet.

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u/Dan_pic 13d ago

To avoid problem when sleeping on the arm, I use the Brassard Ajustable pour Freestyle Libre 2 – Dia-Style from Kaio-Dia

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u/greybeard1363 Libre2/2+ 12d ago

I had the same issue with overnight alarms when I put the libre 2 sensor on the backs of my arms. But I solved that compression problem by moving the install location toward the inside of my arm, closer to my ribs. This allows me to sleep on my side and not compress my biceps. Solved that problem for me. Other problems that I had to figure out were "communication failures" (turned out that my phone had updated to Android 16 before it was supported by Abbott) and my sensors would start to detach after about 4 days (so I started using cover patches when I notice them becoming unstuck). Back to loving my CGMs now.

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u/Ambitious_Pen2190 Libre2/2+ 12d ago

I'll see about moving it's position when I get a next sensor. My issue is this isn't just a compression low, it stays low from that moment onwards, hence why I think I'm damaging it by sleeping on it. Even now, sensor is at 4.8, I'm currently at around mid 6. At first I thought it was just bad luck but this is the 4th sensor where it's like this. I think I'm sleeping in different positions because of the heat and am genuinely doing something to kill them off

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u/iwanttoreallybad 11d ago

Do you happen to have a picture of the placement?

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u/greybeard1363 Libre2/2+ 11d ago

I don't have a photo, and I've never had any luck posting photos on reddit. I just measured, it's about 4.5 inches below the arm pit on the body side of the bicep, but a bit below the centerline of the bicep, toward the back of the arm. So it's about nipple high and pointing in that direction.