[Diabetes-Talk] cencer

Wed Jan 30 02:36:33 UTC 2019

They paid $11.


Original message:
> Does your insurance not cover anything for a CGM?

> -----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 8:02 PM
> To: diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org
> Cc: d m gina <dmgina at mysero.net>
> Subject: Re: [Diabetes-Talk] cencer

> I was told by wallmart I would have to pay $400 for three cencers at a time.
> There is no way I would be able to do that.
> I took the libre off since I didn't want to keep trying with it.
> Just didn't work for me.

> Original message:
>> 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

>> -----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 1:33 PM
>> To: diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org
>> Cc: d m gina <dmgina at mysero.net>
>> 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
>>> 425-220-6935 | www.yourtechvision.com

>>> [image: TechVision Logo]
>>> “Helping the visually impaired see their world changed through technology”


>>> 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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