CGM under Medicare: Liberty Medical Takes Order and Ships!!!
Here’s an update from Frank, one of my readers: “Liberty” phoned me Tuesday and said Medicare had OK’d the new billing codes and they could start filling claims. They emphasized that if Medicare denies the claim & any appeals, I will be...
Savvy Updates 3.5.2017: Fasting, Finns, Funding
As always, lots happening in the diabetes world of technology, research and more! Fasting Diet Regenerates Beta Cells in Mice was featured on InsulinNation.com, 24 February 2017. The subtitle: The cyclical diet also restored insulin sensitivity. Researchers from...
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,...
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