[Diabetes-Talk] cencer

Tue Jan 29 19:43:08 UTC 2019

Libre and Dexcom are CGMs, and the only 2 that blind diabetics can use. Dexcom is more sophisticated than Libre, able to do things and connect differently to the app than Libre. Personally, I never have a problem with Dexcom sensors sticking, but you can use the overlays if worried, just like you can with Libre. Dexcom connects to the app via Bluetooth and only takes 2 hours from putting the sensor on for the app and transmitter to pair on the app. I just changed my sensor last night at 10 and by midnight, it was able to give me readings after I calibrated; I didn't have to wait all night until morning. Dexcom is covered by most insurance providers, including Medicare. I like Dexcom because most nurse educators are trained on it and can therefore train patients and help trouble-shoot problems when you have them. This doesn't seem to be the case for Libre at this point in time.

Bridgit

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From: Diabetes-Talk <diabetes-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org> On Behalf Of d m gina via Diabetes-Talk
Sent: Tuesday, January 29, 2019 1:33 PM
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Subject: Re: [Diabetes-Talk] cencer

You crack me up,
Problem is when I wore them on the outside, it didn't stay got loose.
Then just came off.
To make sure that it didn't happen on the tummy was I was able to put on the patch.
That helped keep it on.
I won't know how much the dex com would cost, and to set up the app all of that.
Is it like the libre?
I don't know how to find out the cost, unless I get my doctor to switch and I think then we would have problems with insurance.

Original message:
> Dar
> You cannot wear it toward the inside of your arm. It must be worn more 
> on the outside and yes, everyone will see it. So what, no big deal. I 
> just tell people what it is and the ones that don't ask most likely 
> think it is a nicotine patch--one did ask that question. You can only 
> wear the libre on the back of your arm.
> I did switch to dexcom which I like about a million times more and do 
> wear them on my abdomen and can wear them on so many more places.

> * Dr Denise M Robinson*

> *Denise M Robinson, TVI, PhD*

> Specialist-Technology/Blind Skills | Teacher of the Blind and Visually 
> Impaired
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> On Tue, Jan 29, 2019 at 12:17 PM Bridgit Kuenning-Pollpeter via 
> Diabetes-Talk <diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org> wrote:

>> I would never wear my sensor on any part of my arm, but I'm pretty 
>> active and frequently picking up my 2-year-old, so, I feel it would 
>> potentially pull out regularly. I wear mine on my stomach and 
>> obliques, sometimes my lower back, but I prefer that area for my pump 
>> cannulas and not my CGM sensors. I use Dexcom and not Libre; 
>> Personally, I've not had problems like this at all. Sorry I can't be 
>> more helpful. Hopefully someone who uses Libre can answer your 
>> questions.

>> Bridgit

>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Diabetes-Talk <diabetes-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org> On Behalf Of d 
>> m gina via Diabetes-Talk
>> Sent: Tuesday, January 29, 2019 10:47 AM
>> To: diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org
>> Cc: d m gina <dmgina at mysero.net>
>> Subject: [Diabetes-Talk] cencer

>> Yesterday while we were out and about the cencer decided it was done 
>> working.
>> I was at the wallmart at the time, where they couldn't figure out 
>> what the problem was.
>> They asked me to put on the second one and tell the insurance that we 
>> had a falty cencer.
>> I did put on the second one, where it asked me three times to start 
>> over that I had an hour to wait.
>> Now it is saying falty cencer again.
>> My question is this,
>> has anyone put a cencer on the inside of the arm.
>> Still on the lose skin but the inside.
>> If this would work I would do my best to do that.
>> With summer coming, I don't want a cencer on the outside of my arm 
>> where all could see.
>> Especialy wearing short sleeved tops.
>> I wouldn't be able to put on the tape, and I know my husband wouldn't 
>> know how to figure it out.
>> The last time I had it on my arm it didn't stay even for a week.
>> This is costing me more than I would want to keep paying.
>> Even with insurance paying, $11 the cost is to high for it to mess up 
>> all of the time.
>> Over $100.
>> Thanks,

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