I have been using the abbott freestyle libre 10-day cgm for approx four months.In the beginning, when i removed the sensor after the ten day duration, i would only have red skin at the site for about two days.The past three sensors have been increasingly worse.Sixteen days ago, my sensor caused extreme itching within an hour.I left the sensor in place for nine days.Upon removal the skin was red, bumpy, itchy, and irritated.The skin has had a week to heal and the redness and itching are still present.Six days ago i prepped the site with soap and water and a skin tac barrier prep wipe instead of the supplied alcohol wipe.I applied the sensor with no irritation until day five when it became itchy.I removed the sensor today at day six and the site is again red, itchy, and bumpy.The situation has become so severe that i will not be able to use the sensors.I have contacted abbott and their only comment is to stop using the product and contact my dr.Fda safety report id# (b)(4).
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