[Diabetes-Talk] new member and a question

[gary-melconian]

Brigit , not all insurance providers are willing to  pay the initial cost
and sensors for the dexcom versus the freestyle libre.the initial cost to
start the dexcom is about $1500 and then the renewal cost for the senssors
an transmitter costs  where  as the freestyle libre to  start initial  is
about $250 and then the sensors  that don't require a transmitter are about
$70. That cost difference is why insurance providers wont pay for dexom
versus freestyle or any other  low cost CGM solution.the insurance providers
are like bean counters they will count the  beans what makes sense for the
insurance provider that is what they will cover no  matter if you are
entitled to it or not.  

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From: Diabetes-Talk <diabetes-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org> On Behalf Of Bridgit
Kuenning-Pollpeter via Diabetes-Talk
Sent: Friday, May 29, 2020 10:22 AM
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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