[Diabetes-Talk] cencer

[d m gina]

Is the price cheaper from amazon getting them?
Jim has a card, and would be willing to help me try anything as long as 
it isn't way over the top as $400.

Original message:
> Then if you have medicare then take a look at dexcom cgm instead. As 
> most of us are using that instead.

> -----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 6:25 PM
> To: diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org
> Cc: d m gina <dmgina at mysero.net>
> Subject: Re: [Diabetes-Talk] cencer

> When I took off the cencer I have to say I had to work at it because it 
> was on good and strong just the way we like it.
> Just never did come up with giving me numbers, always saying put on a 
> new cencer.
> I even took the app off my phone.
> That is how disappointed I am with it.
> Never did get back with Edd here in Montana.
> I stopped calling, feeling as though he was to busy for me.
> I have humana as well as medicare.
> I was hoping to be out test and no one would know the better.
> Yes after a week the cencer would start to get loose and not stick any more.

> Original message:
>> Dar, in my opinion, you were given an absolutely unacceptable answer
>> from Walmart. I'd go back and talk to your diabetes specialist and
>> call Libre. I can't remember if you're trying their overlays but
>> they're not just for swimming. Denise is right about making sure you
>> use an alcohol swab On your arm before sticking the sensor on, and
>> making sure you wait for it to dry. It sounds like a silly little
>> thing but it really does make a giant difference in how well the
>> sensor sticks. Right now I'm wearing the pods from my insulin pump on
>> the back of my arm and nobody says anything about it. And they're way 
>> bigger than the Libre sensors.
>> But I've never heard of a device just not working on any single
>> person's body. Get better help. <grin> Veronica

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>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Diabetes-Talk [mailto:diabetes-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
>> Behalf Of Dr. Denise M Robinson via Diabetes-Talk
>> Sent: Tuesday, January 29, 2019 12:33 PM
>> To: Diabetes Talk for the Blind
>> Cc: Dr. Denise M Robinson
>> Subject: Re: [Diabetes-Talk] cencer

>> Dar
>> You need to make sure you use alcohol swabs to clean skin before
>> placing sensor and you need to make sure you pull off the plastic tabs
>> on the sensor before you snap it onto your skin

>> * 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 2:47 PM Bridgit Kuenning-Pollpeter via
>> Diabetes-Talk <diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org> wrote:

>>> 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,

>>>>> --
>>>>> --Dar
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