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Post by sportsrancho on Jan 21, 2018 15:03:35 GMT -5
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Post by joeypotsandpans on Jan 21, 2018 16:30:47 GMT -5
We are absolutely on the cusp, when I wave my reader past my arm and other PWD see it they are jotting down the name. I was talking with one T2 yesterday that said she couldn't even stick her fingers anymore and her eyebrows were definitely raised when she saw me read my BG. The Libre was the best recent development that could've happened for T2's, pressure will continue to mount on the insurance side of the equation as real time mgmt. continues to forge ahead. Afrezza/Libre/Vegas Strong  |
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Post by sportsrancho on Jan 21, 2018 18:15:10 GMT -5
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Post by sportsrancho on Jan 22, 2018 12:09:01 GMT -5
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Post by sportsrancho on Jan 22, 2018 20:35:01 GMT -5
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Post by sportsrancho on Jan 22, 2018 20:35:58 GMT -5
Click on the tweet and you can see a video.
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Post by sayhey24 on Jan 22, 2018 21:06:37 GMT -5
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Post by derek2 on Jan 24, 2018 9:30:04 GMT -5
Well I'm on board. Waiting for insurance coverage confirmation, followed by shipping of a Freestyle Libre starter kit. Now if only I could get access to Afrezza in Canada.
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Post by peppy on Jan 24, 2018 9:35:41 GMT -5
Well I'm on board. Waiting for insurance coverage confirmation, followed by shipping of a Freestyle Libre starter kit. Now if only I could get access to Afrezza in Canada. good news. I am not diabetic, I would like a continuous glucose monitor if only for a few days. I think I would enjoy knowing what different foods do to my blood glucose levels when. Please, Let us know Derek. Let us know how the medications you are on control your blood glucose. It would be like having an inside informant. |
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Post by peppy on Jan 24, 2018 9:37:38 GMT -5
Luara does have that diabetic Mary Tyler Moore, THIN look. just saying. At times, a type one, can just be spotted. |
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Post by liane on Jan 24, 2018 9:50:09 GMT -5
Well I'm on board. Waiting for insurance coverage confirmation, followed by shipping of a Freestyle Libre starter kit. Now if only I could get access to Afrezza in Canada. good news. I am not diabetic, I would like a continuous glucose monitor if only for a few days. I think I would enjoy knowing what different foods do to my blood glucose levels when. Please, Let us know Derek. Let us know how the medications you are on control your blood glucose. It would be like having an inside informant. I would like that as well. I have gone as far as buying a cheap glucometer and a vial of test strips and poking myself at intervals just for fun. |
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Post by derek2 on Jan 24, 2018 10:19:06 GMT -5
good news. I am not diabetic, I would like a continuous glucose monitor if only for a few days. I think I would enjoy knowing what different foods do to my blood glucose levels when. Please, Let us know Derek. Let us know how the medications you are on control your blood glucose. It would be like having an inside informant. I would like that as well. I have gone as far as buying a cheap glucometer and a vial of test strips and poking myself at intervals just for fun. Fun? LOL! I'll let the board know how it goes, for sure. I like the idea of just having to bring the meter close to the sensor instead of getting out the supplies and drawing a drop of blood. |
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Post by kc on Jan 24, 2018 11:42:37 GMT -5
Luara does have that diabetic Mary Tyler Moore, THIN look. just saying. At times, a type one, can just be spotted. I know she plays tennis.. But she probably has a great fitness trainer in Atlanta like LeAnn in CA. |
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Post by peppy on Jan 24, 2018 12:26:13 GMT -5
oh, tennis, of course, tennis. Mary Tyler Moore. Type 1 diabetic.  |
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Post by derek2 on Feb 22, 2018 13:13:20 GMT -5
1 month update:
Lucky me, my insurance covers this meter including a mere $10 copay for 90 day supply of sensors.
The sensors are easy to apply and do not sting at all. Removal is like taking off an Elastoplast bandage. A little more tenacious than a normal band-aid.
I started using the meter a month ago due to my A1c stalling at about 8, yet my finger stick readings looked good. Either I was lying to myself or I was missing some key data. The meter helped me find out.
Turns out:
1. The breakfast cereal I was eating was amping my BG, and coming back down by the time I took my mid-morning reading. It was totally hidden from me since I wasn't testing continuously.
2. I eat too much at supper, and was indeed fooling myself.
3. I needed more basal to keep me in control at night.
I would say that I'm 2/3 there now on the way to having tight control again.
I'll grab some screen shots and post them soon. What a great tool.
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