By
AmyT on
September 11, 2008
Listen up, insurance providers: People with diabetes want the freedom to at least test out new continuous glucose monitoring technology to improve their lives with diabetes. And many of them (many, many of them) are not taking no for an answer.
Along with the JDRF, Gina Capone, Founder of the Diabetes Talkfest chat site, has led a grassroots “CGM Anti-Denial Campaign” that’s quickly reaching critical mass proportions. Last month, Gina, who’s been denied coverage for…
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I don’t want this post to sound negative, as I’m quite liking the modus operandi of the FreeStyle Navigator. But as you can see, reader June S. hit the nail on the head when she said, “Yikes! How can you fit a large ‘Pod’ on your body PLUS the large Navigator transmitter/receiver?” Two lumps are a lot of gear on your skin, especially in the sizzling summer heat.
After wearing this double-duty almost all week,…
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As of Sunday evening at 9pm, I’m on the Navigator! That would be the newest continuous glucose monitoring system from Abbott Diabetes, approved by the FDA this past March. Approval took much longer than expected, while the company had been promising me a close look at the product for over a year, in part because I’d just missed out on participating in the local study. Anyway I’m hooked up now, and quite excited to share…
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The online diabetes community, led by Gina Capone, has dubbed today a special day to lobby for insurance coverage of new continuous glucose monitoring systems. The idea is that we all raise our voices, by talking openly about how important CGMS is to our health, whether it’s simply for preventing lows at the gym or for dodging fatal heart attacks and strokes.
As most of you know, CGM systems are new to the market and…
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