[Diabetes-Talk] Pogo Glucose Monitoring system, is it real?

[gmelconian619 at gmail.com]

That's true. I have been using libre 1 for 1.5 years and now 6 months now
using libre 2.  Its a very useful low cost cgm .  The next one libre 3 will
be a full blown  cgm with no scanning necessary.i asked my endo this week.he
said its under FDA review an should be out soon.  

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From: Diabetes-Talk <diabetes-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org> On Behalf Of Robert
Shelton via Diabetes-Talk
Sent: Thursday, May 19, 2022 10:17 AM
To: 'Diabetes Talk for the Blind' <diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org>
Cc: Robert Shelton <rshelton1 at gmail.com>
Subject: Re: [Diabetes-Talk] Pogo Glucose Monitoring system, is it real?

Lisa. If your insurance will not cover a CGM, you might try pricing the
Libre 2 at Costco. The reader, unfortunately mandatory, was less than $100,
and the sensors are roughly $20 per month. And, there is a free, accessible
app for your phone. We have insurance, but the Costco price was better than
going through our insurance. All you need is a script from your doctor

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From: Diabetes-Talk <diabetes-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org> On Behalf Of Lisa
Belville via Diabetes-Talk
Sent: Thursday, May 19, 2022 12:06 PM
To: Diabetes Talk for the Blind <diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org>
Cc: Lisa Belville <missktlab1217 at frontier.com>
Subject: Re: [Diabetes-Talk] Pogo Glucose Monitoring system, is it real?

It is by no means a perfect solution.  But for someone like me who has
difficulty getting blood on a regular basis,it would be a good back up. It
would also be useful for a recently diagnosed person to learn what foods
impact their blood sugar the most. Many of us fall between the cracks when
it comes to getting funding for a CGM, this is at least something to
consider.



Lisa Belville
missktlab1217 at frontier.com

On 5/19/2022 9:44 AM, Rick Alfaro via Diabetes-Talk wrote:
> This is a great idea but very expensive if you don't have private
insurance. Hopefully, that will change in the future.
> The device is $68 and comes with no cartridges. The cartridges are $32
each and provide ten readings which works out to $3.20 per reading. Way too
much for my taste no matter how convenient it is. I'm sure this will come
down in price as time goes on.
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> Warmest regards
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> Rick Alfaro
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Diabetes-Talk <diabetes-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org> On Behalf Of 
> Lisa Belville via Diabetes-Talk
> Sent: Wednesday, May 18, 2022 6:46 PM
> To: Diabetes Talk for the Blind <diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org>
> Cc: Lisa Belville <missktlab1217 at frontier.com>
> Subject: [Diabetes-Talk] Pogo Glucose Monitoring system, is it real?
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> Hi, all.
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> My sister just told me about a new device called the Pogo that was just
approved by the FDA.  Apparently you stick a finger in it like you would a
blood oxygen monitor, and it draws a small sample of blood and tests it by
using a lancet and a test strip that's in a cartridge that's inserted into
the device.  It uses replaceable cartridges that have the lancets and strips
included in the cartridge.  It has audible alarms if a reading is considered
too high or low.  I'm not sure if this is customizable, or if the alarms are
a different sound for too high or too low.  The device itself doesn't speak,
but there are apps so it can be paired with an Android or iOS phone.  This
thing supposedly doesn't require a prescription.
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> The price my sister found was $68 for the device.  Not sure about the
cartridges.
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> Obviously, this would be a huge breakthrough for anyone who has great 
> difficulty getting an accurate test reliably.
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> Has anyone tried this, and are the Smart Phone apps accessible?
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> I haven't heard anyone mention this on any diabetes or tech list, so I 
> hope it's not a pie in the sky thing.
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> Lisa
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