[Diabetes-Talk] New Member Looking For Support

Mon Nov 15 19:43:44 UTC 2021

Mark, I was in the same boat as you  insurance for a few months would cover
dexcom and then would not and out of pocket expense . now on libre system.
Will be starting the libre 2 next week as  the prescription was just
approved by insurance and now have to pick them from my local cvs  pharmacy
this week.   Will let you guys know how  my libre 2 experience goes. My endo
says that  he has a bunch of folks on libre 2 who are type 2 an they really
like it and it gives them a lot of info about managing their type 2
diabetes.   

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From: Diabetes-Talk <diabetes-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org> On Behalf Of Mark
Feliz via Diabetes-Talk
Sent: Monday, November 15, 2021 10:40 AM
To: Diabetes Talk for the Blind <diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org>
Cc: Mark Feliz <mafeliz0641 at gmail.com>
Subject: Re: [Diabetes-Talk] New Member Looking For Support

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
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>> -----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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