[Diabetes-Talk] beginner questions on constant glucose monitoring systems.

[G Melconian]

same here on a tight budget so I have been just buying g5 transmitters that 
have been refurbished with new batteries and getting some answers from 
Amazon I found a seller on Amazon that will sell for on for four sensors 
for $150 a box so that's much cheaper than me going through text, and 
paying 250 or 275 per box so I'm saving a hundred to $200 every sensor box 
so that's what I've been doing just getting through Amazon and eBay to save 
money because my insurance will not cover dexcom anymore for used to what 
they want so this is the route I have to take to make you so text Cam till 
the freestyle libre is more advanced and more improved and I will take you 
look at that down the road for for the time being being on a budget and 
having a really crappy insurance company nickeling and diming on everything 
that our diabetes-related is getting really sick and I don't have a choice 
and stick with this policy till next year when I can change to a different 
policy so it is what it is dealing with the best that I cancel


On May 11, 2019 10:08:17 AM Doula Jarboe via Diabetes-Talk 
<diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org> wrote:

> Hi Scott,
>  I currently have the G5. I'm hoping that my Medicare will start
> covering the G6 sometime this year. The insertion process for the G5
> is a little tricky, but it's manageable. I have added issues in having
> arthritis in my hands, so not a lot of good hand strength. When I got
> my G5 back in December I spent some time with a Diabetes educater to
> learn how to insert a sensor and get everything working with the phone
> app. Also, finding a good place to have it where I wouldn't knock it
> out took a bit of trial and error. I've heard that the insertion
> process with the sensor for the G6 is quite a bit easier. As far as
> being around water, it's all water proof. So it can go through the
> shower, or in the water whereever you are swimming. I know someone
> else on this least has mentioned swimming with having the Dexcom, so
> hopefully she will chime in for that part. I've found that having the
> Dexcom as a type II diabetic has helped a lot, especially with
> catching lows. Hope this helps.
> Doula
>
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