Designed in Manchester by a mother who lives Type 1

What started as a craft project at a kitchen table in 2022 has grown into a full range of overlay patches trusted by Type 1 diabetes families across the UK, US, Canada and Australia. Our founder Claire spent the early days of her son's diagnosis hand-cutting designs to keep his sensors in place. The patches made him smile, and they made sensor changes less of an ordeal. The rest grew from there — designs requested by other parents, then by adults with Type 1, then by clinicians passing the link to families on diagnosis day. We're still a small UK team designing for the community we belong to. The full story is in Claire's own words on the blog.

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Why families choose SmileSensors

Free UK Delivery over £20

Despatched promptly from Manchester. We also ship to the US, Canada and Australia from our regional stores.

Giving back to T1D research

Proceeds from our Charity Bear range are donated directly to Breakthrough T1D, supporting research towards a cure.

Designed by a pattern designer

Our founder Claire is a professional Surface Pattern Designer. Every design is hers — colours, characters, the lot.

Compatible with every major device

Freestyle Libre 1, 2 and 3 · Dexcom G6 and G7 · Omnipod · Medtronic Guardian. One catalogue, four device ecosystems.

Behind SmileSensors