[Diabetes-Talk] I ran

Tue Mar 12 01:46:10 UTC 2019

Well, on and near are 2 different things. The shoulder is a very specific part of the body; if something is near, it's actually not the same as being on said part. I just don't want to confuse Dar. And if talking near the shoulder, there's more than one place that could be as well.

-----Original Message-----
From: Diabetes-Talk <diabetes-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org> On Behalf Of Amber Wallenstein via Diabetes-Talk
Sent: Monday, March 11, 2019 8:36 PM
To: Diabetes Talk for the Blind <diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org>
Cc: Amber Wallenstein <amber.wallens at gmail.com>
Subject: Re: [Diabetes-Talk] I ran

Near the shoulder, on the shoulder. Same thing. LOL Amber

> On Mar 11, 2019, at 9:31 PM, d m gina via Diabetes-Talk <diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> Mine is on the side of the arm, it gave a morning reading as well, so I am sure all is good except numbers being so far apart.
> I thought you had yours near the shoulder, maybe I think it could be a different person.
> I will keep it here for the two weeks anyway before I change it to the next cencer.
> 
> Original message:
>> That is correct. That is where you want it, on the back of the arm not the fatty part.
>> Sounds like things are going well.
>> Amber
> 
>>> On Mar 11, 2019, at 9:00 PM, d m gina via Diabetes-Talk <diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
>>> 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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