[Diabetes-Talk] Fwd: Join Dexcom's Accessibility Initiative

[gmelconian619 at gmail.com]

Thanks for getting back to me. That’s what I thought . so I will just wait and se what's  next. I just want  to  have an affordable CGM solution I don’t have brand loyalty  as long as it works that  is all that  matters if its dexcom or abbot freestyle  libre.   I should be able to pay for it out of pocket  with an affordable price, without having to  take  out a second mortgage to pay for it. LOL.  

-----Original Message-----
From: Patricia Maddix <pmaddix at comcast.net> 
Sent: Tuesday, June 28, 2022 8:23 PM
To: gmelconian619 at gmail.com
Cc: Diabetes Talk for the Blind <diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org>
Subject: Re: [Diabetes-Talk] Fwd: Join Dexcom's Accessibility Initiative

Gary,
I don’t know any more than what was indicated in the email from Dexcom. It sounds like they were gathering information about us and then will contact the people that seem to have an appropriate background and current situation that would apply to whatever survey or focus group they are doing at the time.
Patricia

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> On Jun 28, 2022, at 5:00 PM, gmelconian619 at gmail.com wrote:
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> I just filled out the dexcom ay11 survey form with dexcom. So once that survey form is filled out what else  is required to  be part of that campaign.   I was a dexcom   past user with g4 and g5, and due to  the insurance not covering, I had to  switch over to  the libre cgm system which I don’t regret doing . The libre 2 I have been using for a year now and looking forward to what the libre 3  which was  approved by FDA recently, will offer at the  end of the year , most likely that  will be when it will be available  in the market place . Looking forward to  seeing what the newer cgm generation to have to  offer us type 2 who are not always covered  for these sort of equipment by insurance and have to  sometimes  cover these  out of pocket. That was the reason why I had to sswitch over,  as I was sometimes being denied for dexcom and most of the time being covered  for libre cgm system and then sometimes having to  pay.  but the libre cgm system was a bit more affordable out of pocket compared to  the Dexcom . so if that could be more competitive and more competitively priced  that would give type 2 like myself more affordable options out of pocket.  
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Patricia Maddix <pmaddix at comcast.net> 
> Sent: Tuesday, June 28, 2022 4:19 PM
> To: gmelconian619 at gmail.com
> Cc: Diabetes Talk for the Blind <diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org>
> Subject: Re: [Diabetes-Talk] Fwd: Join Dexcom's Accessibility Initiative
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> Good to know Gary. Your assistance might be helpful at some point.
> Patricia
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>> On Jun 28, 2022, at 12:31 PM, gmelconian619 at gmail.com wrote:
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>> Yes, I have connections at google but with apple not at  this time .  I am part of the trusted tester campaign at google for accessibility products an services.   
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>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Patricia Maddix <pmaddix at comcast.net> 
>> Sent: Tuesday, June 28, 2022 12:16 PM
>> To: gmelconian619 at gmail.com
>> Cc: Diabetes Talk for the Blind <diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org>
>> Subject: Re: [Diabetes-Talk] Fwd: Join Dexcom's Accessibility Initiative
>> 
>> Gary,
>> That’s an interesting point. We will have to try and find some connections at Apple to have discussions.  Do you or anyone else have any connections at Apple Or  Google corporate?
>> Patricia
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>>>> On Jun 28, 2022, at 11:49 AM, gmelconian619 at gmail.com wrote:
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>>> Honestly this is not the dexcom and abbot fault but the fact that appel  is a greedy company and forces these guidelines on  small developers who don’t havh  real resources all the time to  do everything that apple wants out of developers. 
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