[Diabetes-Talk] Questions regarding the Freestyle Libre

d m gina dmgina at mysero.net
Mon Jan 7 04:55:48 UTC 2019


Do you have tape around it as wel.
I wouldn't be good at that.
Is it on the fatty side of the arm?
That is where it was requested for me to put it.

Original message:
> I put my sensor on the outside of my arm, just below my shoulder. It 
> stays on very well.
> Amber

>> On Jan 6, 2019, at 6:02 PM, Terri Stimmel via Diabetes-Talk 
>> <diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org> wrote:

>> Hello everyone,

>> I have a few questions, regarding the Freestyle Libre.

>> I found out that my Medicare will cover the Libre. My diabetes 
>> specialist told me that due to the fact that I have Medicare, that I 
>> can only receive the Libre through a mail order company.
>> Does anyone know, is this accurate?

>> Also, once I do receive this Libre, will I still have to use my meter at times?
>> And where will I have to place the sensor?
>> Does it usually stay on pretty well?
>> And for how long do you wear 1 sensor?

>> Also, the mail order company my diabetes specialist sent my information 
>> to, states that for Medicare, I have to at least be testing my blood 
>> sugar 4 times a day. But when I asked someone at Medicare about this, 
>> they couldn’t find information to support this.
>> But for those of you who have gone through this, is this accurate as well?

>> Thank you for any help. I really appreciate it.

>> Terri
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