[Diabetes-Talk] Was just approved for a dexcom G5, help for a beginner please?

[jamielgurganus at gmail.com]

Medicare has not covered the G6, but they do cover the G5.  The G6 is now officially being covered though, since I just placed my first order for sensors and am going through the Medicare hoops to receive it!  

			Jamie
 

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From: Diabetes-Talk <diabetes-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org> On Behalf Of d m gina via Diabetes-Talk
Sent: Sunday, October 27, 2019 4:28 PM
To: diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org
Cc: d m gina <dmgina at mysero.net>
Subject: Re: [Diabetes-Talk] Was just approved for a dexcom G5, help for a beginner please?

I thought at one time medicare said you had to wait until after the first of the year.
I'm pleased if you don't have to do this any more.

Original message:
> I am happy for you, but I am surprise that at this point why they are 
> not sending you the Dexcom g6.  You might be surprise if you get the 
> g6 instead of the g5.

> I was informed by my distributor that  when I needed to order the   
> transmitter  the next time I would be upgraded to the G6.  I am 
> waiting for it to be delivered today[according to the shipping notification].

> So definitely go thru the training from your doctor's office.  They 
> had set me up with a trainer from Dexcom and believe me it is worth 
> the time to get to the doctor's office and get the training from a 
> Dexcom trainer.  The trainer is there for you to help, answer 
> questions and they are an email or phone call away.

> The help line is good, but some of them just don't get that you can do 
> this without sight.  Believe me after using it for a while you will be 
> able to revert back to a place without reading the face.  The IPhone 
> is easy to use with the Dexcom.

> My only complaint is that lady in the IPhone gets a bit demanding when 
> she says, enter blood sugar level now!   Well I guess with the G6 she 
> won't be demanding that any more from me.  I go to bed every night 
> with my IPhone so I don't miss any of those warnings, "low blood sugar 
> level", high blood sugar level, and the little tu it plays when blood 
> sugars are dropping fast.  The very best is that it starts nagging you 
> when your blood sugar hits 80 and it announces you have a low blood 
> sugar.  That gives you time to get out of bed and do something about it.

> Joycene

> Joyce Kane
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Diabetes-Talk <diabetes-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org> On Behalf Of 
> Diane via Diabetes-Talk
> Sent: Saturday, October 26, 2019 3:51 PM
> To: Diabetes Talk for the Blind <diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org>
> Cc: dianefilipe at comcast.net
> Subject: Re: [Diabetes-Talk] Was just approved for a dexcom G5, help 
> for a beginner please?

> Please go and see your doctor for the completion training!

> Sent from my iPhone

>> On Oct 25, 2019, at 7:18 AM, Taylor Scott via Diabetes-Talk 
>> <diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org> wrote:

>> Hi guys!
>> Shockingly to me, I was just approved for the Dexcom G5 (even though 
>> I was denied only a few months back), and it will be arriving today!

>> So, I'm trying to learn as much as I can as quickly as I can, because 
>> I can't wait to try this out!

>> So, I have a few beginner questions naturally.

>> 1.
>> Are there any things I should know ahead of time? I.E, inaccessible 
>> parts of the iPhone app?

>> 2.
>> Help inserting the sensor?
>> The process sounds a little scarry. lol

>> 3.
>> I know this is some what subjective, but best times to change sensors 
>> in peoples experience?
>> For the G5 there is a 2 hour sensor warmup time, so doing this at 
>> night doesn't sound all that smart.
>> On the other hand, not being able to have access to the G5 for a few 
>> hours in the morning doesn't sound nice either...

>> If anyone has any other tips, please share.

>> I'm sure I'll have more questions as I go, but thanks for the help so 
>> far.

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