#42

It does not. Not on Android anyway. Use juggluco.

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#43

They really need an Apple Watch app. Despite the drawbacks, it is awesome tech. If they were cheap, I’d wear one all the time. Anyone tried an India purchase? I’ll ask Maulik.

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#44

Also, Dexcom and Abbott both have non-prescription models FDA approved now. I would foresee more affordable options on the way.

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#45

Nick Norwitz, 28, who graduated from Oxford University with a PhD in nutrition and is currently in his fourth year of medical school at Harvard, said he believes CGMs can be powerful tools because glucose is “a bellwether for what’s happening hormonally in your body”.

He has studied their use while at Harvard, and said he welcomes more research in the field.

Mr Norwitz said he believed that over the long term, the hormonal changes associated with frequent glucose spikes could cause negative effects, including through fat gain.

But, he added, glucose is just one metric, and shouldn’t drive all health decisions.

“To be clear, I don’t think that means if you eat a mango and have your blood sugar go up that it’s ‘worse’ for you than were you to have a plate of bacon,” he said.

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#46

Thought I’d mention that my Costco run for the freestyle 3 never worked out (nothing to do with costco!)…

In the meantime, I got the co-pay card from Abbott, as recommended by @buckaroo, and I can’t explain why, but at my local compounding pharmacy, he ran that card to get it for $75 and instead, I’m getting it for $39… so I encourage all of you to at least try to copay card just to see what happens.

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#47

Abbot also doesn’t work for everybody. They rejected me (is it bc I’m on Medicare?) and they don’t explain why.

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#48

Shoot, I’m sorry!! You know, that might be why, but not sure why it matters?

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#49

A bit cheaper but with cash transfer, nope, not that I’ve found.

#50

The freebee, first time should work for you, it did for me and I’m on Medicare. My dumb doc also called in a script to Optum which then denied it, which I agree with, I’m not on insulin nor at major risk of hypoglycemia. If you filled the coupon out perhaps try again without any insurance. Medicare will not cover it unless you are insulin-depended and (I think) have had two hypoglycemic events.

I found it immensely useful. When I do the gym, I know know what I should do harder aerobics first, then heavy weights then 15+ minutes of easy cardio and that drops my BG down. Also I now know I can eat a Dove Ice Cream bar and not get much of a BG hit, but a piece of excellent French bread and yikes…

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#51

I hear you! I feel most people should wear one for a month to learn what they react to.

The first day I wore it, I had a thai dish of veggies, tofu and rice… glucose went to aprox 240! My doc put me on metformin after that!

#52

Yes. The Abbott copay card is for commercial insurance. Medicare is a different bucket with its own restrictions. Maybe the Costco non-insurance member price would be better for you. All these details are supremely annoying. Costco is also a pretty poor pharmacy. But the gist of it is that between all these options, you can get it for $30-$35 per sensor (or even lower). I can’t wait for OTC options to become available and leave this mess behind.

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#53

I also read something similar on reddit. So maybe this is consistent. I’ll try it for my next order in a few months. Costco pharmacy is also pretty poor, so I would like to switch to something else.

#54

I can confirm as of 2023 you can get Costco prescriptions without being a member.

I heard the Libre 3 automatically sends details to your cell phone every minute.

Libre 3 measures interstitial fluid vs actual glucose that finger stick measures. It takes slightly longer for blood glucose to get into interstitial fluids. Libre 3 to reflect that which is why the trend line helps see the direction.

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#55

The new Dexcom 1 is quite a bit cheaper than Dexcom 7 (not aware of prices in USA - Its about half in the uK).

I haven’t used a CGM for a while so I have bought 3 sessions. I will aim to use at least one around my next dose of Rapamycin, but that may be some time.

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#56

It is not available in the US yet. I have signed up on their waiting list.

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