Savvy LOOPing: Wes AGAIN on Closed Loop Proof of Concept
Wes is one of the greats of Nightscout and #WeAreNotWaiting … and he’s an amazing and fully committed guy. Here’s his take on Closed Loop Proof of Concept: Successful PROOF of Concept! …BUT our family will be taking this transition...
Savvy Updates 2.12.2017: Lilly, Novo Nordisk,
Lots going on in the diabetes world … here’s just a little catch up time! Lilly insulin up to 51% off, through Blink Health, according to www.diaTribe.org, 30 January 2017 … that’s a start! “On January 1, Lilly launched a...
Savvy? NO! Prior Authorization
Please indulge me in a little rant, in what I am calling, Savvy? NO! This one is about prior authorizations that are increasingly required by our insurance companies before they agree to fill prescriptions or authorize payment for procedures. Here is Wikipedia’s...
Savvy Legends: Eva Saxl, T1 Made Her Insulin during WWII
This is an amazing story I stumbled upon from diabetes.co.uk, adapted from dLife.com and diabeteshealth.com. Eva Saxl was 19 in 1940, living with her husband, Victor, in Shanghai after fleeing Nazi-occupied Czechoslovakia. She developed T1 and was put on insulin....
Medicare Declares Dexcom’s CGM to be DME, COVERED!!!
From Debbie Parrish, attorney who has been fighting cases for us sent me this email: Tonight Medicare issued a ruling deeming Dexcom’s CGM to be DME covered by medicare. I’ll send more in the am. So happy for all!
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