[Diabetes-Talk] new member and a question

[Sabrina Markel]

I tried getting the Dexcom G6, but my insurance won't cover it.  My doctor and I looked in to it before considering the Libre, because he liked the idea of the alarms and alerts.

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From: Diabetes-Talk [mailto:diabetes-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Bridgit Kuenning-Pollpeter via Diabetes-Talk
Sent: Friday, May 29, 2020 1:22 PM
To: 'Diabetes Talk for the Blind' <diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org>
Cc: Bridgit Kuenning-Pollpeter <bkpollpeter at gmail.com>
Subject: Re: [Diabetes-Talk] new member and a question

>From what I understand, yes, the Libre is accessible if using your smart device. However, as a T1, why not the Dexcom? It seems the better choice for T1s. Has your doctor discussed Dexcom at all? It's also fully accessible when using the app. Both will tell you BGs, but the Dexcom will alert if you're going high or low, and how slow or fast you're going high or low.
With the Libre, you also have to hold the device near the sensor to get a reading, whereas you can be in a 20 foot radius with Dexcom and get readings; and in my experience, with the Dexcom G6, it's a longer range than this. I know Libre is allegedly working on implementing features like this, but the fact is that Libre currently doesn't offer these features whereas Dexcom does. For T2s, I think Libre is probably fine, but for T1s, I would recommend Dexcom over Libre. But again, both are accessible using the app on a smart device, and you are able to set both up with the app independently.

Bridgit


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