[Diabetes-Talk] cencer
Bridgit Kuenning-Pollpeter
bkpollpeter at gmail.com
Wed Jan 30 05:33:27 UTC 2019
I have Medicare and use Dexcom and am not paying $300 for supplies. I'm not sure whom you spoke with, but this doesn't sound right. Was it $300 a month or year that was quoted to you?
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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 8:50 PM
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Cc: d m gina <dmgina at mysero.net>
Subject: Re: [Diabetes-Talk] cencer
Well now I asked miss a to buy dex com cgm where she said it was
$300 can't pay for that either.
Wow, she didn't say how many came.
Original message:
> Then if you have medicare then take a look at dexcom cgm instead. As
> most of us are using that instead.
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> m gina via Diabetes-Talk
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> 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
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>> 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
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>> “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
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>>> From: Diabetes-Talk <diabetes-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org> On Behalf Of
>>> d m gina via Diabetes-Talk
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>>> 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
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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 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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