Medicare CGM Saga Continued
I am not trying to stir the pot of frustration about Medicare and Dexcom … but here goes. As I mentioned, Dexcom absolutely CANNOT sell me any product, for cash, because my file shows that I am covered by Medicare. Even if I just want to BUY a transmitter...
Savvy about Chia Seeds: Who Knew!?
I’ve just discovered chia seeds … and indeed, chia seed pudding! Oh yum, oh easy to make, oh high protein, oh low carb, oh high fiber! I read Adam Brown’s Adam’s Corner on diaTribe, about eating a well-managed breakfast (A Home Run...
More Medicare Dexcom Purchase Madness!
As a follow up on my last post, it only gets worse! Dexcom CAN NOT now sell me, via a cash purchase, the G5 transmitter, just because I have Medicare as my insurance! I am forced to buy from Liberty Medical Supplies. Dexcom cash price: $599 Liberty cash...
Savvy HUH? Medicare Approves CGM but Can’t Get One?!
The best news of 2017 thus far: Medicare has approved coverage for Dexcom G5 CGM! After being denied up to my fourth level of appeal, I am thrilled that they finally understood how essential this technology is for our lives and well-being! After the news,...Savvy in Hollywood: I Was the T1 CoHost on the Bonnie Sher Show AGAIN!
Oh, what fun! I was invited back onto the Bonnie Sher Show today to speak about LOOPing … running a closed loop hybrid insulin delivery system, using RileyLink. I had about 20 minutes to explain about the closed loop system and my experiences over...
Savvy D Goes BACK to HOLLYWOOD!!!
Bonnie Sher Show, here I come, AGAIN! I’ll be Bonnie’s T1 CoHost on her program on UBN radio/tv this Thursday, 2/23/17, to talk about my experiences with the hybrid RileyLink closed loop insulin delivery system that I’ve been trying for the past 3...
Savvy Technology: All about Insulet/Omnipod
Omnipod is in the news this week! Insulet Corporation S hareholder Broadcast reported that Insulet presented strong Omnipod Horizon Hybrid Closed-Loop study results on 16 February 2017 at the 10th International Conference on Advanced Technologies & Treatments for...
Savvy Gear: Great Apple Watch Bands, Great Discount for Savvy D’s!
WithIt is a great source of neat-looking watchbands for the Apple watch (as well as Fitbits and Pebbles). And they are offering a 15% discount for TheSavvyDiabetic blog readers and the folks in the Nightscout, CGM in the Cloud, Looped and #WeAreNotWaiting communities....
Savvy Updates, 2.17.2017: New/Future APs, AlterG’s Anti-Gravity Treadmill
The big buzz in the coming years is the Artificial Pancreas, Closed Loop Insulin Delivery System, Dual Hormone Bionic Pump … lots of names, lots of promises. Here’s just a look at some new entries under development, with NO promises for when and/or...
More Diabetes Blogs