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CGMS Saved the Day (again)

I've been paying out-of-pocket for my Minimed CGMS since March (still appealing insurance, and will have to start over because my work is changing insurance companies - UGH!!!). It's saved my ass more times that I can count.

Yesterday was another perfect example of why these things should be covered by insurance:

Sitting on my bed feeling a little hungry, but otherwise perfectly fine. I hear the melodic BEEP, BEEp, Beep, beep that indicates I'm going low. The CGMS tells me I'm 70 mg/dl, and th… Continue

Posted on October 30, 2008 at 1:45pm — 2 Comments

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thomas radcliffe

Help needed

Posted by thomas radcliffe on October 17, 2009 at 9:04pm

Ron Anderson

Recently got HealthNet to reverse their denials and cover Dexcom CGM for our six year old son

Posted by Ron Anderson on September 22, 2009 at 11:04am

Kelly Houck

Tricare Prime denied CGM because child under 7...

Posted by Kelly Houck on August 11, 2009 at 7:21am

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TRICARE and Navigator sensors

Posted by Marion J. Edge on May 21, 2009 at 8:00pm

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Kevin Diehl commented on Gina Capone's blog post 'Keep your fingers crossed!'
Any Update in the last 20 Days?
October 31
thomas radcliffe added a blog post
Hi, I am the Permanent Legal Guardian of a 9 year old type 1. She has had a prescription for a CGM for months now and her insurance, which is a Medicaid based HMO has denied coverage. We have been through a grievance, first level appeal, second l...
October 17
Christie Jensen commented on Christie Jensen's blog post 'Please email me about CGMS denials'
I am so sorry to hear about these awful things each of you has told me about. Deborah, I have had many of the same kinds of incidents as you. Even since I got the CGM, I have had some nasty lows, although not nearly as bad as I used to have before...
September 27
Deborah Myers commented on Christie Jensen's blog post 'Please email me about CGMS denials'
I have come to accept that my hypo seizures are going to kill me. I have hypo unawareness and I am afraid to sleep. I purposely eat more carbs prior to going to bed because I am afraid that I will not wake up. Last week I woke up at 5am with a 30B...
September 26
 

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