[Diabetes-Talk] cost

Bridgit Kuenning-Pollpeter bkpollpeter at gmail.com
Sat Nov 9 02:45:58 UTC 2019


It all still depends on your healthcare provider. Just because Walgreen's
supplies it doesn't mean your provider will cover it through Walgreen's.
It's something you need to look into. If paying out-of-pocket, then it
doesn't really matter where you get it, grin.

Bridgit

-----Original Message-----
From: Diabetes-Talk <diabetes-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org> On Behalf Of
Gary-melconian via Diabetes-Talk
Sent: Friday, November 8, 2019 7:54 PM
To: Diabetes Talk for the Blind <diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org>
Cc: Gary-melconian <gmelconian619 at gmail.com>
Subject: Re: [Diabetes-Talk] cost

What is the cost if you get the dexcom G6 from Walgreen just out of
curiosity


On November 8, 2019 5:43:24 PM Diane via Diabetes-Talk
<diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org> wrote:

> Yes, I know for a fact Walgreens has it!
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
>> On Nov 6, 2019, at 6:42 PM, Bridgit Kuenning-Pollpeter via 
>> Diabetes-Talk <diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>> 
>> ?Do you know for a fact that Walgreens will supply Dexcom? With the 
>> G6, a sensor lasts 14 days, I believe. With the G5 it only lasts 7 
>> days. I would contact Walgreens and specifically ask if it will 
>> supply Dexcom sensors for you. You also need the transmittors. So, 
>> you use a sensor which lasts 14 days, the transmitter which attaches 
>> to the sensor and lasts 3 months, and the receiver, which looks like 
>> an iPhone that reads glucose output and lasts a year. But again, the
receiver is completely inaccessible for blind people.
>> 
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Diabetes-Talk <diabetes-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org> On Behalf Of d 
>> m gina via Diabetes-Talk
>> Sent: Wednesday, November 6, 2019 7:18 PM
>> To: diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org
>> Cc: d m gina <dmgina at mysero.net>
>> Subject: [Diabetes-Talk] cost
>> 
>> out of cost for the dex com g six for me not the machine with it is
>> $400 the machine is $295.
>> You get three cencers in a kit.
>> Is this so, and I will have to see if my insurance will cover some of
this.
>> I sure couldn't pay $400 every month, if a cencer lasts a week.
>> How did you get around that.
>> Wall greens said that I should get wallmart to get this since I get 
>> all of my medicines over there.
>> Just some thoughts.
>> 
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