#Dexcom g7

[thatbitchwhohyperfixates]

Hello all diabetics out there I wanted to bring to attention these beautiful websites curated for people with diabetes who are struggling to afford their supplies and or lost insurance recently

This first one is a program dexcom offers to t1d's who need help or can't afford their cgms

https://assistance.dexcom.com/pap_selfservice/

This second one is a $35/m for insulin coupon for people who have no insurance or their insurance is shit

For Lily⏬

Www.insulinaffordability.com

For sanofi⏬

https://www.admelog.com/savings

Please spread this so all diabetics are aware it exists and is available

[divercitizen]

Please read Dexcom G7 users!!

When you insert a new sensor, get into the habit of taking a photo of the insertion device. Photograph the side you scan into on the app, with the QR code, pairing code, LOT number, all of that. This ensures that if there’s an issue with that sensor, you can provide Dexcom customer support with the information they need to be able to send you a replacement. It’ll also save the date in your photos that you inserted it.

[lesbiansandco]

40 days until I can get the g7…… the countdown continues….

[rainbowrosegames]

RRRRRRRRR DEXCOM I FUCKING HATE YOUU YOU HAD A GOOD PRODUCT AND YOU FUCKING FUMBLED IT DIE DIE DIE BRING BACK G6 U GREEDY FUCKS YOU'RE A GODDAMN MEDICAL COMPANY WHAT IS MY SHITASS INSURANCE FUCKING PAYING YOU FORRRRR

I WILL FUCKING BUY FROM YOUR COMPETITORS AS SOON AS I SEE MY ENDO FUCK YOU FUCK YOU FUCK YOUUUUU YOU WERE SO CLOSE TO HAVING AN UPGRADE BUT YOU MADE CALIBRATION WORSE TO FIND, MADE THE SAFETY LOCK/APPLICATOR MORE DIFFICULT AND ADDED A HEIGHTENED BLEED CHANCE WHEN APPLICATING, YOUR ADHESIVE IS RAW DOGSHIT SO I HAD TO BUY SOMEONE ELSE'S ADHESIVE OVER PATCH PRODUCT OFF OF AMAZON, YOUR APP SUCKS IT DISCONNECTS MORE, YOU NEVER FIXED THE FIRST 24H OF A SENSOR SCREAMING AT YOU THAT YOU'RE LOW, YOU ONLY ADDED 12H TO MAKE IT 10 DAYS AND A 12 HR GRACE PERIOD WHILE YOUR COMPETITORS SENSORS LAST 14D, THE ADHESIVE ON THE SENSOR ITSELF IS SO SMALL AND HARD TO TAKE OFF, THE SENSOR IS ODDLY FUCKING SHAPED, MAKING IT HARDER TO PUT OVERPATCHES ON, ETC ETC ETC

YOU ARE JUST ANOTHER GREEDY FUCKING DIABETES COMPANY I HOPE YOU AND LILLY AND NOVO NORDISK AND WHOEVER ELSE GET FUCKING REGULATED TO SELL SHIT TO US FOR THEIR ACTUAL VALUE WHICH IS A FRACTION OF WHAT WE ARE PAYING FOR WHATEVER THE FUCK THIS IS!!! GET BETTER APP DEVELOPMENT TEAMS!! DID YOU GET YOURS OFF OF FIVERR?? RRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR

[quietly-collecting-spoons]

Got a delivery of g7 stuff instead of my usuall g6. I don’t even have a prescription for g7.

I don’t want a g7 because it doesn’t do the closed loop with omnipod 5, and I DONT KNOW HOW TO USE IT

It’s been two days now since Ive been trying to call this bullshit supplier company and I’m on hold for fucking hours

[country-fried-fritata]

i can't tell if i'm suffering user error or manufacturer error

[beefusturoganoffu]

coining the term "dexdom"

cricket gave me access to its cgm readings through an app so i can check in if its levels become alarming and its an honor to be trusted with that but also im very horny about it. wdym a machine embedded in you is periodically delivering information about your blood to my phone. we could start a cult about this

[norskheks]

Have you ever wondered what it's like being chronically ill in the US?

I have type 1 diabetes and use an insulin pump. Here's briefly how that works: my pump, which I typically keep in my pocket, has a spot for a cartridge that I fill with insulin, which is attached to tubing, which is attached to an infusion site, which is basically a piece of plastic and adhesive that goes on top of my skin, and a cannula that goes underneath it. These get changed every 2-3 days. (This is not universal; different pumps work differently.) I use a pump because the constant infusion of insulin results in the best control over my blood sugar levels for me (type 1 means my body makes zero insulin).

I'm struggling right now because I only have 2 sets of pump cartridges & infusion sets left (that's 6 days max), and my insurance is refusing to cover them at all. Insurance coverage is often split between medical (like doctor's visits) and pharmacy, which are administered by different companies even under the same plan. So now, medical says pharmacy should cover the cartridges and infusion sets because they're "diabetes supplies" (even though no pharmacy near me carries these supplies and as far as I can tell they are only available from medical supply companies, not pharmacies), and pharmacy says they are not considered to fall under "diabetes supplies" and medical should cover it under Durable Medical Equipment (correct afaik).

Twenty each of these (which lasts 40-60 days) costs about $300. I'm very very lucky that I can spare that right now, so I'm paying out of pocket while I fight with insurance, but on top of that, the medical supply company I get it from says that they haven't received any of the documents they requested from my doctor's office, while the doctor's office says they sent them a week ago. So I asked them to re-send it on Friday, but it has to go from receptionist to nurses and it's a whole process, plus my doctor's office closes at 4:30 on weekdays and isn't open on weekends. So now I'm grocery shopping for low carb meals and snacks so I can stretch the supplies out as long as possible (fewer carbs = less insulin).

My insurance is through my employer (I pay $75/week for it!), and they have hired a company to advocate for insured employees in cases like that. Not because of my case, just because they know that health insurance here sucks so much shit and is so confusing that they knew they would get complaints if they didn't. So I am working with an advocate there, and I have basically had to teach him all about how insulin pumps work so that he understands what it is I actually need. Most non-diabetics have no idea, even in the healthcare industry. (I have read horror stories from fellow type 1s whose surgeons for unrelated issues had no idea how to manage their diabetes while they were under anesthesia and they ended up with dangerously high blood sugar because the surgical staff refused to give them insulin for several hours because they weren't eating, which, that is not how type 1 works!!) But he is now recruiting colleagues to help pore over the details of the insurance plan documentation to figure out how to appeal it.

And to top it all off, whenever I call the insurance or the supply company, it is impossible to speak with anyone who has any decision making power, and they all just repeat the "It's not covered" line no matter how much I try to explain the nuances of the coverage. And then I have to make an effort not to scream at people who are just trying to survive by working a shitty job at an evil company (because that's basically a majority of available jobs). But I can't be TOO calm, or they won't understand how serious it is. So I have to sound upset but not angry, while I am shaking with rage that the system is like this.

Because this is not remotely the first time I have been desperately low on supplies fighting to get prescriptions covered by insurance, sent by the doctor to the pharmacy/supplier, and filled by said pharmacy/supplier, plus shipped by the supplier in a timely manner. I have had to switch the type of insulin I use multiple times because different insurance companies cover different ones. And again, I'm very lucky because all the rapid-acting insulins work the same for me so switching is more of an inconvenience than a real issue -- for some people they don't, and some people are actually severely allergic to certain types of insulin and cannot use them even if their insurance company tries to make them (so the insurance is basically giving them a choice whether to die by diabetic ketacidosis or anaphylaxis)!!

And then people wonder why I take it so personally when they say they're against universal health care. What I hear when someone says that is, "I think this process is fine and good, actually. I think you deserve to stress out and fear for your life and health regularly because of an illness, and I don't want my taxes to go to preventing that." Because that issue is not hypothetical to me. It is literally about me and my life.

If you're still reading, thank you for reading my rant. I'm not asking for help, I'm both very privileged and very knowledgeable and I'll be okay, but I am so so angry and just needed somewhere to fully express my anger. And I wanted to do it publicly because I think it's important for people to know that this is happening all the fucking time in this fuckass country!

And by the way, this has been happening for years and years. I've been an adult for 20 years now (and I've been diabetic for 30 years), and it's basically been happening that whole time. This is not just an issue with the current administration or party; this is a problem with the whole damn system. It is a system that is hoping that I fall through the cracks so pharmaceutical companies (including supply companies) profit, or that I give up and die, so the insurance companies can save some money.

[hannies-barracks]

Diabetes but satisfying

[immortalratking]

yall gotta see the funky displays of the sugar pixel. I keep it on top of my clock rn and it honestly makes rolling over to check my sensor as soon as I wake up easier

[medicalsupplyca]

Dexcom G7 Continuous Glucose Monitor

The Dexcom G7 Continuous Glucose Monitor is an advanced diabetes management device. It provides continuous real-time monitoring of blood glucose levels, eliminating the need for frequent fingerstick tests.

[rainbowrosegames]

Somebody tell Dexcom to stop sending targeted ads at me, I am not upgrading to G7 until you drag me kicking and screaming because I simply can't be bothered to switch

Also stop taking my data you fools, I dunno who's collecting said data but there isn't a snowflakes chance in Hell that I'm gonna buy more diabetes stuff or upgrade

do they even have a receiver out for G7? If no then it's a hell no also what kinda outlandish prices might they have for G7? Did they fix the sensors being inaccurate 70% of the times when you replace them??

[metz-n-matteo]

Back to using the Dexcom G7 after a break for a few days. New regime: not carrying the receiver on my person to prevent me from checking it too often unless I'm exercising. Also, turning it off until I need to know my glucose amount. Hopefully, this will limit the seesawing I've experienced in the past from overcorrecting. Like my new Metz & Matteo athletic t-shirt? It's available in 2 colors. ~ Matteo

Purchase New Athletic T-Shirt!

[diabeticcorner]

You can order an overt Dexcom G7 adhesive patch at Diabetic Corner. It has a waterproof and sweat-proof sensor that keeps the device safe from water and sweats damage and improves the lifetime of your Dexcom G7 sensor by over 10 days! For more, you can call us at 951-847-7022.

[country-fried-fritata]

bro i'm gonna kms there's a dexcom outage 😭😭

[theonlythingimfuckingisstupid]

Today is the. Worst