[Diabetes-Talk] I ran

[Amber Wallenstein]

Right I just test  like normal and you don’t put any blood on the sensor.
My meter is usually about 30 points higher than the sensor, so that’s how I know the sensor is working correctly.
Amber

> On Mar 11, 2019, at 8:29 PM, d m gina via Diabetes-Talk <diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> OK I miss nderstood, yes I do finger stick.
> but not touch the libre with blood.
> 
> Original message:
>> I definitely always calibrate mine. For the first 24 hours or so I check the system against my meter to see what happens.
>> Amber
> 
>>> On Mar 11, 2019, at 6:26 PM, Bridgit Kuenning-Pollpeter via Diabetes-Talk <diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
>>> Dar,
> 
>>> People are not having problems with the Dexcom system itself, but insurance,
>>> Medicare in particular, with getting supplies and upgrading to the newer
>>> version. A couple of people like Veronica are having problems with Dexcom
>>> directly, but not the operation of the system. Pretty much everyone agrees
>>> the Dexcom product itself is great, and we like it, it's just getting
>>> insurance to do what it should that's the problem.
> 
>>> Knock on wood, but so far, I'm not having problems getting my Dexcom
>>> supplies. Hopefully it stays this way.
> 
>>> I thought with Libre you still had to calibrate the device every so often.
>>> Even with Dexcom G6, you have to calibrate every time you put on a new
>>> sensor. Which means poking your finger to calibrate against the device. I
>>> thought Libre was the same.
> 
>>> Bridgit
> 
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: Diabetes-Talk <diabetes-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org> On Behalf Of d m gina
>>> via Diabetes-Talk
>>> Sent: Monday, March 11, 2019 5:06 PM
>>> To: diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org
>>> Cc: d m gina <dmgina at mysero.net>
>>> Subject: [Diabetes-Talk] I ran
> 
>>> I went back to the libre yesterday.
>>> I put it on my arm and put one of the strips that com with it.
>>> I bought them for the libre when I was using the unit.
>>> You scare me when you folks are having so many problems with the dex com.
>>> I am so sorry.
>>> I do hope this libre will work better for me this time.
>>> I was able to go back to my account put in a pass word and off I go.
>>> It took rite away, and started working with in the hour.
>>> Now the numbers do read high so I felt it was getting used to my body.
>>> I felt I needed to do something because of getting on the different insulin
>>> in a couple of months.
>>> I can check it now with out sticking my fingers.
>>> I hope insurance will start to realize we also need devices to use the same
>>> thing all people have is being a diabetic.
>>> When you hear the commercials, you think that the only persons who are
>>> diabetic are the sighted.
>>> Just wanted to share.
> 
>>> --
>>> --Dar
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