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NanaCat

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22. Well, darn

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Original post)

Fri Mar 8, 2024, 04:27 AM

Mar 2024

I'm insulin 'dependent' and a complete wimp about needles. I couldn't have one stuck in me 24/7 and not go completely mental.

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Ground-breaking OTC glucose monitor, Stelo, gets FDA nod for Type 2 diabetics [View all] BumRushDaShow Mar 2024 OP

I need one of those! Aussie105 Mar 2024 #1

other than over the counter lapfog_1 Mar 2024 #2

This was apparently done for "health equity" purposes BumRushDaShow Mar 2024 #3

Does Freestyle Libre 3 require finger prick? onetexan Mar 2024 #4

no... all of these devices use a little attached almost flat disk attached to your arm lapfog_1 Mar 2024 #10

Thank you! I have wondered about this. Hekate Mar 2024 #17

Article says it should cost less for those whos insurance doesnt mitigate the costs quakerboy Mar 2024 #6

Great... I know that the two on the market now are expensive lapfog_1 Mar 2024 #11

Better price is a superb feature quakerboy Mar 2024 #19

Is the cost of both (either) covered or offset by insurance? Oopsie Daisy Mar 2024 #5

Mine is covered by my insurance... but there is still a copay lapfog_1 Mar 2024 #12

That's great! I hope it stays that way * Oopsie Daisy Mar 2024 #16

great ShepKat Mar 2024 #7

Have you looked at the federal government's "Lifeline" program BumRushDaShow Mar 2024 #8

I have the reader... I got one with the first set of two monitors ( 1 month ) lapfog_1 Mar 2024 #13

I figured that was the main difference BumRushDaShow Mar 2024 #14

Little ray of sunshine, aren't you? You *think* this is the case, so no one should have it? Hekate Mar 2024 #18

not at all ShepKat Mar 2024 #33

Why? quakerboy Mar 2024 #32

eyesight, that's why ShepKat Mar 2024 #34

I can see an always on monitor Aussie105 Mar 2024 #9

It was a game change for a family member ZERTErYNOthe Mar 2024 #20

I used to use a CGM.... Happy Hoosier Mar 2024 #15

Seeing the impact of what you eat in real time TexasBushwhacker Mar 2024 #21

Well, darn NanaCat Mar 2024 #22

Unless you are very unlucky and hit the rare nerve on insertion 99% of the time you wont even notice it. cstanleytech Mar 2024 #23

And you would be wrong NanaCat Mar 2024 #25

Oh I feel regular needles in the arm just fine but when I wear my Dexcom which is on my abdomen I almost never do. cstanleytech Mar 2024 #28

The sensor needles are so fine they can bend! Lars39 Mar 2024 #24

My lancets are also thin enough to bend NanaCat Mar 2024 #26

You feel the delivery of the sensor filament Lars39 Mar 2024 #27

Unless of course your very unlucky and hit a nerve but since I use the abdomen I almost never do that. cstanleytech Mar 2024 #29

I hit a bleeder once.. Lars39 Mar 2024 #30

Ya, those can be frightening but they stop fairly quickly at least. Messy though. cstanleytech Mar 2024 #31

If it stays in, I feel it NanaCat Mar 2024 #35

These aren't much thicker than a hair. Lars39 Mar 2024 #36