[Diabetes-Talk] New Member Looking For Support

[Mark Feliz]

Hello Jessica,
My insurance does not cover the dexcom CGM but it does cover the
freestyle libre at a discounted rate of 70 dollars per month.
Definitely look at yhour options. Also I am working with a med
management person who is very helpful and supportive.
Mark Feliz

On 11/15/21, d m gina via Diabetes-Talk <diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> I love mine as well, but I pay more than that.
> You must have a swell insurance plan,
> wonder if yoour insurance comes to Montana?
> Dar
> Original message:
>> Hello Jessica I was diagnosed with type 2 diabetes in 2012 right after I
>> got
>> back from my fathers  funeral and I was pretty shaken by both events. And
>> I
>> didn't see how I could possibly deal with this condition. I started using
>> the prodigy voice which is ok but I kept getting errors or not enough
>> blood
>> so finally I heard about Dexcom G5 which later became Dexcom G6 which has
>> a
>> sensor that attaches to your body and it then reads your sugar levels on
>> your phone, and you can check it every five minutes if you like although
>> in
>> most cases that is really over kill. But it really works most of the
>> time.
>> My insurance pays for it totally with maybe a five or ten dollar co-pay
>> and
>> I don't ever want to be without it.  Hope this helps you.
>
>> Les fitzpatrickPiano Technician
>> Ham call K5FPT
>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Diabetes-Talk <diabetes-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org> On Behalf Of
>> Jessica
>> Diaz via Diabetes-Talk
>> Sent: Monday, November 15, 2021 7:52 AM
>> To: Diabetes Talk for the Blind <diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org>
>> Cc: Jessica Diaz <searsdiaz at gmail.com>
>> Subject: Re: [Diabetes-Talk] New Member Looking For Support
>
>> Hello,
>
>> Thanks all. Yes I actually am going to my DR later today. I will
>> definitely
>> get her to write a prescription  for the meter. I did see that maxi-aids
>> has
>> it also and I can check out the NFB market. I just never used it before.
>> What kinds of excercises if any have you all incorporated into the
>> journey
>> if any to help lower sugar levels also?
>> I know if I work on limiting my drink consumption that has increased
>> since
>> being stuck working from home it defintiely will help as well. I just
>> never
>> knew until now that I am making more of an effort to check package
>> labeling
>> how sugar is in everything and some things have a lot of it where you
>> would
>> not think so.
>> Jessica
>
>> On 11/15/21, d m gina via Diabetes-Talk <diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>>> I got socks from walmart.
>>> They are for men and women.
>>> I have to work hard getting them on loll, but they sure do the trick
>>> for my feet not to swell.
>>> They go up to the knee.
>>> Dar
>>> Original message:
>>>> Hello, Jessica,
>>>> We've all been where you are now. I remember that when I was
>>>> diagnosed, I took my prescription papers and my other information to
>>>> a friend who was a pharmacist and just said: "Please help me sort all
>>>> this out. I don't know what to swallow or not to swallow and when."
>>>> It seemed that my pride, my freedom and a couple other things had
>>>> just gone down the drain and that I would have horrific consequences
>>>> if I did not get it all straight right away.
>>>> I joined this list and they talked about living by my meter. I bought
>>>> one, tried to do that, learned which foods made my blood sugar go up
>>>> or down and began to see my numbers drop. It was gradual, but then, I
>>>> had probably become diabetic gradually, too. So, get yourself a
>>>> glucometer, they sell them at Walmart's CVS, the Independence Market
>>>> of the NFB and other outlets that sell things for the blind. Some of
>>>> the newer ones made for sighted people don't talk by themselves but
>>>> can send the information to an app. You might want to start with a
>>>> simpler one that speaks itself. So much of this is trial and learn.
>>>> And then we are all here to help. Oh, and buy yourself some diabetic
>>>> socks. They're the best thing about diabetes in my opinion. And then
>>>> there is the best excuse for not having to eat anything you don't
>>>> like. You just say
>>>> sadly: "I can't eat that. I'm diabetic," and rejoice silently.
>>>> Dotty Martin
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