[Diabetes-Talk] I ran

[d m gina]

Mine was over one hundred difference.
I felt that was to many.

I do have this on my arm though.
Not the fatty of the arm but the part of the arm just before shoulder.
I thought that was where you did yours.
Will keep it on here for two weeks, then put the other one on the left arm.

Original message:
> 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.

>>>> --
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>>>> every sinner has a future

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