My insurance only covers the One Touch. Problem for me is that I am anemic and the One Touch has been shown to read higher than actual. This resulted in my making corrections for high bg’s I wasn’t experiencing. My 12-15 fingersticks a day made for bad decisions. The meter was often 40 - 80 points higher than my Dexcom. I have managed to be on the invitation list for Endo CME and I go! One of the topics was the issue of the accuracy home monitoring meters. That’s where I learned about the One Touch issue. I purchased a Contour Next (rated highest for accuracy) and using the same sample compared the Contour meter, the One Touch meter and my Dexcom. The CGM and Contour were within 2-5 pts of each other consistently. I can’t afford retail for 12-15 fingersticks a day (the health plan refused to cover any other meter. They did offer one alternative - a One Touch for those with vision impairments - that’s not gonna help). I’d consider myself lucky if my health plan covered Contour. I did reach out to Bayer-Ascenia to offer my story if they wanted to include it when it is time for the RFP with my health plan.
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