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Upper butt cheek works very well for many Minimed-using women; have you tried there? A "cheeky" spot, not a "bony" spot. (I know that this location might be unacceptable for fashion reasons....)
Anthony's pressure idea might help, too. And Dexcom...
New bG meters are now being held to accuracy/reliability standards which none of the CGMS machines can meet, so the FDA and EU Approvals required that CGMS devices not "pretend" to be as accurate. They would not have been approved without the offi...
I'm with Helmut and Dave on using Mastisol, when the edges start to go. But for me, unlike Dave, that's all the way up to about day 12. I'll guess that it's because I use Smith and Nephew "Skin-Prep" wipes first, and he doesn't. Dave, am I right a...
Thank you Stephen, for winning another good fight (with Kaiser of Northern California).
Just as I did with Wellpoint and it's myriad of "Blue Cross Blue Shield" DBA companies, you have taken on "big insurance" and force them to cover the device, ...
My buttons are good, but mine executes the restart more often than yours does-- and it always has. Otherwise, it's been absolutely perfect, and IIRC, I've had it for about 6 months. So in my case, it's definitely NOT a problem which indicated that...
sounds good!
Jana, did you ever follow up and win this? I've not received a PM with your email address or a phone number. It's almost certainly winnable.
The ****FIRST**** which you need to do is check your dates with your MD's office-- in many contracts, you...
I agree with Stacey-- if your insurance is not currently a capitated "in-network" provider with Dexcom, you should ask them to work through Edgepark, or maybe CCS Medical Supply, to get into your hands at a lower cost.
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- At 7:22am on October 4, 2009,
Helmut said… - Rick, thanks for your instructions. I made all the mistakes that you pointed out. I sprayed, made a mess and pushed the tape down when it was still wet. Now I tossed out the spray top, used a Q-tip and let the tape/skin dry before pushing the tape down. Looks very promising. Thanks again.
- At 7:47pm on September 12, 2009,
Ann M Meyers said… - Rick,
Thank you for your support! I never meant for my discussion to turn into such a bully ground!. Above all just thanks for sharing your every day struggles through my posting and I hope we could keep in touch.
Have a blessed night and a healthier tomorrow,
-Ann
- At 11:16am on September 11, 2009,
ErinArg said… - Rick-
You asked that we NOT respond in Ann's post about Brittle diabetics. So, here i am... I have a question for you? What are you hiding from? You are very, VERY elusive on your page, but very hostile on the board post. You believe you are brittle. But I'm curious about a few things...What is your A1c? How long have you been diabetic? How old are you? You told Ann you were much older than her. just curious. I like open doors.
- At 6:24pm on July 1, 2009,
Mommy of Three said… - Thanks a Ton Rick! Your explanation of the ??? was more understandable.
- At 8:49am on July 1, 2009,
Mommy of Three said…
- Hello Rick!
I need to pick your brain. I'm curious what causes the ??? Every once in a while I get a sensor that gives me a ??? and Dexcom has replaced the sensor but they really haven't told me what is causing the ???. I had the ??? last night for four hours and debate whether or not I should call Dexcom about it - the other weird thing is that I wasn't sleeping on top of the sensor and had my Dexcom clipped to my waistband. (I often wonder if there is a limit to how many times they'll take my call and replace sensors.) I've had 2 sensors already replaced due to the ??? and another sensor gave me the ??? for 10 hours but I was afraid to call again. I called yesterday as I was having a problem with the sensor being 40+ points off even after several calibrations and had been doing this for days.
I was wondering what you thought about another problem I just started to have. I am curious if my recent shipment of sensors are not very good so far I'm on #2 of the batch and both have had some type of problem - I live out in the Midwest where it has been in the high 90's. Even though I immediately opened the door/ran out when the FedEx truck came up to my driveway and I ran to the FedEx truck happily getting my new shipment of sensors, I fear that FedEx might have had sensors in hot buildings/areas during the time it was in the process of getting to my home - just wondering if anyone else had problems with a whole shipment of sensors during hot hot weather.
Thanks in advance for any advice you can give!
Gina
- At 7:30am on March 23, 2009,
Brigitte said… - Hello, I'm part of the Welcome Committee. Please can you add a photo when you have the time? Thank you very much and have a great day!
- At 3:55pm on January 6, 2009,
Andy Barnes said… - Hi Rick, I can use all the help I can get. Let me know what I need to do next.
Thanks, Andy
- At 11:14am on January 6, 2009,
Jody Chesen said… - Rick I see my endo in February. I will ask. Thanks!
- At 10:13am on December 19, 2008,
Jody Chesen said…
- Rick, thanks for the note about CGMS and insurance. I am going to my endo next month and I'm going to see what he says (since he probably deals with BCBS FL all the time). Any suggestions you have on "talking points" would be GREAT! Thanks again!
- At 9:40pm on May 16, 2008,
Joyce said… - Rick,
I believe i trie dto get in contact with you via another forum but was told that your email was full. I noticed on that site you were somewhat of an expert on CGM and insurance. I oculd use your help. Could you please contact me via jjflannery@comcast.net?
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