Exciting News! New Legislation about Medicare Coverage of CGM FINALLY!
Looks like a new bill was introduced into the Senate regarding Medicare’s coverage for continuous glucose monitors. As you may have read on my blog, I appealed Medicare’s decision to deny me coverage for my CGM … up to the 4th level. I was denied...
GUEST BLOG: An “Outsider’s” Point of View
Hello, my name is Laura Castillo. I am an incoming college freshman at the University of California, Irvine, who has only ever researched medical information for specific school assignments. I can give you information on urinary tract infections because I researched...
I’m FREE … NO CGM for 6 hours!
I feel naked! No, not really … but I’ve been wearing CGMs 24/7 since 2006! Yup, I was at the head of the line for the first Dexcom, the STS, a 3-day sensor with wild variability … and Dexcom was such a small company that I invited the VP of Government Affairs and...
COLTON, the Diabetes Alert Dog
Our support group GNO had the opportunity to visit with Colton, the wonder diabetes alert dog recently. And he was truly amazing! Trained by one of our members, Jessica Ching, Colton wears a special collar. He is able to sense/sniff high, low or changing blood sugars...
The Changing Face of the Endocrinology Office
When I was first diagnosed, in the dark ages, there were NO insulin pumps, NO CGM, NO blood glucose meters, NO HbA1c, NO disposable syringes, NO human recombinant DNA insulin. Yup, certainly seem hard to believe … almost 50 years ago. Then came advances: human...
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