[Diabetes-Talk] Questions Re Medicare Coverage of DexcomG5 System.

[Jamie Gurganus]

All,

     The receiver was totally impossible to use without sighted assistance.
Since switching to the G5 Mobile app in February, I have learned about the
wonderful Seeing AI app since then from Robert.  I don't know how well it
would work on the receiver.  When calibrating the receiver, you have to know
what the blood sugar reads and then add or subtract from it to get what your
test just gave you.  

What I love about the phone app is being able to know what my blood sugar is
when it alerts me to a high or low and also knowing what the trend arrow
reads.  I would never go back to using the receiver, and I really feel for
those who are being kept from being totally independent in managing their
blood sugars.  It just makes no sense to me.

				Jamie


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From: Diabetes-Talk [mailto:diabetes-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of
Veronica Elsea via Diabetes-Talk
Sent: Sunday, August 20, 2017 1:12 PM
To: 'Diabetes Talk for the Blind' <diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org>
Cc: Veronica Elsea <veronica at laurelcreekmusic.com>
Subject: Re: [Diabetes-Talk] Questions Re Medicare Coverage of DexcomG5
System.

Eileen, I haven't spent a lot of time with the receiver but the quick answer
on calibrating and uploading to and from the receiver is that I couldn't do
it. Even sighted people say it's harder than the phone. I also ran into some
confusion about whether or not it registers data in both places. I know in
earlier versions people complained that if they used the receiver during the
night, they had a huge gap in the phone data. 
As for blue tooth, this is a bunch of bunk. Once you get the Dexcom, which
comes with four sensors and two transmitters along with the receiver, then
you have to go to the app store and download the app yourself. The only
weird possibility would be using special transmitters for Medicare
recipients but I'm trying to remember how the transmitter talks to the
receiver. I thought it was blue tooth but now I'll have to check. But Jamie,
you've spent more time with the receiver than most of us, I think. It's just
back in the box over here. This is just beyond ridiculous. 
So, where's Dexcom in all of this? If this were my product, I'd be fighting
really hard to straighten this out. Cowards!
Besides, I understood that Medicare wanted readings from meters to make sure
that we weren't all criminals selling test strips on the black market. What
in the world does the government want with Dexcom readings? After all, I
don't have to send in blood work to tell anyone that my rheumatoid arthritis
drug is working properly. Sheesh!
Veronica


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-----Original Message-----
From: Diabetes-Talk [mailto:diabetes-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of
Eileen Scrivani via Diabetes-Talk
Sent: Sunday, August 20, 2017 7:35 AM
To: Diabetes Talk for the Blind
Cc: Eileen Scrivani
Subject: Re: [Diabetes-Talk] Questions Re Medicare Coverage of DexcomG5
System.

Daniel, 

Thank you. I have just one more question. 

As a totally blind person who does not have sighted assistance readily
available, can a totally blind person both calibrate the receiver & upload
the data to it independently without sighted help? 

Thanks.

Eileen


From: Daniel C via Diabetes-Talk
Sent: Sunday, August 20, 2017 9:06 AM
To: Diabetes Talk for the Blind
Cc: Daniel C
Subject: Re: [Diabetes-Talk] Questions Re Medicare Coverage of DexcomG5
System.

To answer your question, yes. And actually, to be correct, it is the
transmitter not the sensor. You can pair the transmitter to the phone, and
to the receiver. The data should be transferred to both when readings are
taken. The only exception is calibrations. You have to calibrate the phone
and the receiver both manually.
I think the only way that you'd will get in trouble, I am assuming, would be
is if you only use the Phone application. And decide never to upload any
data from your receiver. But I could be wrong.
As for me, my doctor has told me that I can use the Phone application, and
that as long as I upload receiver data every so often, then they conclude
that it should be fine.
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