[Diabetes-Talk] FreeStyle Libre questions

[Jamie Gurganus]

My doctors office gladly except the meters that I am not able to use!  They can give them to the patients that need them.

Sent from my iPhone

> On Dec 16, 2019, at 5:08 PM, Jeanette Kutash via Diabetes-Talk <diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> Dan, I use the freestyle libre as a blind person and love it. You can check
> your readings once you download the app, which is easy enough to do. The
> meter has to be ordered as it is a requirement for most insurance companies,
> including Medicare. But you can only either access the app or access the
> meter. So as a blind person you will activate your censor with the app,
> again, easy to do. If you order it without the meter if you are on Medicare,
> you will not get your censors. There is no arguing this nonsense. That is
> how it is. If you need to double check a reading you get from the Libre,
> just use your prodigy. You will get the confirmatioin you need.
> 
> Jeanette
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Diabetes-Talk [mailto:diabetes-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of
> Dan via Diabetes-Talk
> Sent: Monday, December 16, 2019 4:45 PM
> To: diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org
> Cc: Dan
> Subject: [Diabetes-Talk] FreeStyle Libre questions
> 
> Hello list,
> My Doctor is going to prescribe the Libre for me.
> I will be using the 14 day patches with my iPhone.
> Can I do this without needing to use the meter that comes with the kit?
> 
> Thanks.
> 
> Oh yes, another question.
> 
> are you a freestyle libre user? If so, what do you think of it so far as a
> blind person.
> 
> Thanks.
> 
> 
> Danny
> 
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