[Diabetes-Talk] I ran

Tue Mar 12 05:08:21 UTC 2019

The shoulder and elbow are quite a ways apart. Do you mean on the back of your arm? Behind the bicep?

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From: Diabetes-Talk <diabetes-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org> On Behalf Of d m gina via Diabetes-Talk
Sent: Monday, March 11, 2019 10:26 PM
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Cc: d m gina <dmgina at mysero.net>
Subject: Re: [Diabetes-Talk] I ran

Mine is between shoulder and elbo.
Not where I think you have yours.
But it is reading numbers, where I hope in time it will read closer to each other.
Finger stick as well as libre readings.

Original message:
> 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

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>>>>>>>> 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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