If they did not advise you of this, I suggest you call your insurance company and see if they should have billed it differently, or check if it should be included as service covered by copay.
I had this happen once, and was resolved between my insurance and billing at doctors office.
Insurance said that the AMA Added the service type and that it was a valid charge. Just steams me as I can run the exact same reports and there really is not any magic to interpreting it. I do not see it as a service above reading the finger sticks that they usually do as part of the regular visit. They just have more of them that actually makes their job easier.
Iād also be looking for another doc. that charge is outrageous. I donāt get billed like that. Why should you?
I have had my LIbre for about 5 months now. Have never had any trouble with it and have never had a sensor come off before I removed it.
It may not be a CGM like the Dextron, but it is comparing apples and oranges.
The advantage I see is that instead of pricking my fingers 6 or 7 times a day, I can get instant , accurate and painless readings 30, 40 or 50 times a day.
Dexcom G5. Readings every five minutesā¦ Sensor is water proof. Stays on even when swimming 3-4 times a week.
Two finger sticks when new sensor is installed then twice a day there after.
The FDA very recently approved the 14 day LIbre sensor for use in the USA. With it, I believe the warm-up time will be 2 hours, not the current 12 hours.
It may take a while before it actually gets on the market, but since it is already on the market outside of the USA, it should not take too long.
Yes, and a good thing because this Type 2 had a low of 39, woke up because of Dexcom. Two finger sticks confirmed the 39 reading.
Hi everyone! I am new here & am a fairly new T2-just a year. I have also been following info on Libre v Dexcom recently(tired of finger pricking, especially when Iām out). There are 2additional pcs. To use w/Libre to make it a CGM. One was mentioned in another post:Blucon & the other is MiaoMiao. Nerddiabetic has a u-tube channel & tested both of these. Itās very informative(& so sre his videos). Abbott is, supposedly, coming out with new bluetooth Libre - maybe sign up for notifications from them for info on it. I sort of like both but still havenāt made the decision. Cruising in Dec. & really donāt want to have fp before meals especially. R
Insurance companies want you to meet certain criteria.Have you had lows? Are you on insulin? If insurance covers it for you Libre might be your best bet. Nancy50
I find alarms essential but I have used both devices. My medicare coverage keeps shutting off and it seems to take Dexcom about a month to get things restarted so during those intervals I use the Libre. I know that I wake up with serious highs when I am on the Libre due to no alarms.
I find accuracy also is a problem with Libre but that may not be true in other places where it can be calibrated.
I donāt think it matters if you are type 1 or 2 but more important is how stable and predictable you are as to whether you need alarms or not.
I think the Libre + MiaoMioao is great. I was not managing my diabetes, had an A1c of 8.7 and was offered Humalog with meals. My sister has had hypos with seizures, so I asked for a Libre too. Using it first with the Libre reader and the MiaoMiao/Spike combo, I understood carbs and my BG for the first time. I now limit carbs, gave up sugar, rice, grains and potatoes, and Iām off insulin and have an A1c of 5.9. Iāve lost 60 pounds in 4 months too. Basically the Libre forced me to study what my eating was doing to my body. It was The thing that woke me up! (Iām just pissed to be paying $75/month for something that is saving my insurance $1000s in insulin costs yearly.)