The FreeStyle Libre System is a device for continuous glucose monitoring (CGM). This device manages diabetes for patients at the age of 18 or more. This device aims to diminish the need for blood glucose testing for determining diabetes treatment. This system identifies trends and tracks and va...
Like everything with Medicare, people are having totally different experiences with the test strip problem. Some seniors on Advantage Plans are able to get test strips in addition to CGM with no problem. A few people on Facebook claim to get coverage for 3 strips a day (the Medicare allowan...
About CGM CGM devices are considered the most significant breakthrough in diabetes management in the past 40 years1and Dexcom has been a leader of those innovations. Diabetes affects nearly 30 million Americans and is the seventh leading cause of death in the United States2. The traditional stand...
I continue to rejoice that my Dexcom G5 CGM is covered by Medicare, but it has been frustrating that Medicare currently requires Dexcom to send out supplies monthly rather than quarterly. The personnel and shipping costs for Dexcom for this monthly distribution are probably substantial and every m...