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Darren: We just want to be the healthiest people we can be
Darren: We just want to be the healthiest people we can be

I’ve been living with diabetes for more than 13 years, and it’s only been in the past 6 months with regular use of my CGM and additional connectivity that I’ve finally managed to get my levels under control.

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Guest User25 March 2022cgm, advocacy, family, whānau, type 1, men, 2022
Dominic: I don’t want to have to choose between living independently and having good quality of life.
Dominic: I don’t want to have to choose between living independently and having good quality of life.

The CGM costs money, money I’m not gonna have all the time. I have plans to go to university… I won’t be able to keep paying for the sensors. I don’t want to have to choose between growing up and living independently or having a good quality of life.

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advocacyGuest User25 March 2022type 1, cgm, advocacy, Freestyle Libre, youth, 2022
Shelley: It's not just about the next year, or 5 years, but 55 years from now.
Shelley: It's not just about the next year, or 5 years, but 55 years from now.

With two in our family, we spend a lot of money every month on what's not covered currently, but it’s absolutely something we would not be without.

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Guest User25 March 2022cgm, advocacy, type 1, whānau, family, youth, 2022
Myfanwy: I have my life back on track
Myfanwy: I have my life back on track

The CGM has been a life-changing development - I no longer clog up the hospital's ED or wards, I enjoy an independence that would have been improbable without CGM, and friends and family have no reason for concern.

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advocacyGuest User25 March 2022cgm, ageing with diabetes, type 1, advocacy, 2022
Charlie: Having a CGM is a life changer for me
Charlie: Having a CGM is a life changer for me

I have prevented so many hypos that I wouldn’t have been able to pick up without a CGM.

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advocacyGuest User25 March 2022cgm, youth, advocacy, type 1, 2022
Fleur: We can't come home to New Zealand without funding
Fleur: We can't come home to New Zealand without funding

In Seattle, the CGM is covered by our insurance. It’s such a game changer. Knowing that our little one can live a full life without 8 (or more) fingersticks per day, is such a blessing.

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advocacyGuest User25 March 2022cgm, advocacy, type 1, whānau, family, parent, 2022
Dave: I wrote to PHARMAC
Dave: I wrote to PHARMAC

I was lucky to receive a trial Freestyle Libre for 2 weeks. This system changed my BS from averaging well over 12 (with peaks of up to 26) to averaging below 10. This turn around happened within a week and was quite miraculous.

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advocacyGuest User25 March 2022advocacy, Freestyle Libre, ageing with diabetes, type 2, 2022
Jamie: This device would have made such a difference to my dad’s life
Jamie: This device would have made such a difference to my dad’s life

Both my stepdad and sister have the new monitors which have changed their lives drastically, while it doesn’t take away the severity and struggle of the disease, it makes their quality of life so much better.

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advocacyGuest User25 March 2022cgm, advocacy, whānau, type 1, 2022
Gemma: I was diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes on my first birthday!
Gemma: I was diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes on my first birthday!

If the government was to help fund CGMs that would be so life changing for not only for us who have diabetes but also our family.

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advocacyGuest User17 March 2022advocacy, type 1, cgm, Freestyle Libre, 2022
Raquel : I remember spending a lot of time in hospital
Raquel : I remember spending a lot of time in hospital

I remember spending a lot of time in hospital, throughout the years trying to keep my glucose levels balanced.

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advocacyGuest User16 March 2022advocacy, type 1, cgm, 2022
Madison : having a CGM has made working through Covid a little easier
Madison : having a CGM has made working through Covid a little easier

I work for Middlemore hospital and using a Dexcom has changed my life these past 4 months and has made working through Covid a little easier for me.

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advocacyGuest User16 March 2022advocacy, type 1, cgm, 2022
Janae : life as we all know is such a roller coaster!
Janae : life as we all know is such a roller coaster!

Life was going good for her, but she had been drinking copious amounts of water.

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advocacyGuest User16 March 2022advocacy, type 1, Freestyle Libre, cgm, 2022
Lois : I wish I'd had access to monitors as soon as I was diagnosed
Lois : I wish I'd had access to monitors as soon as I was diagnosed

I wish I'd had access to monitors as soon as I was diagnosed

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advocacyGuest User16 March 2022advocacy, type 1, Freestyle Libre, 2022
Jeremy: I work outside in all weathers and it has been very easy to use
Jeremy: I work outside in all weathers and it has been very easy to use

I work outside in all weathers it has been very easily to use.

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advocacyGuest User16 March 2022advocacy, type 1, Freestyle Libre, 2022
Christelle : It's been life changing and has given me freedom
Christelle : It's been life changing and has given me freedom

I've recently trialled the CGM and found with my busy schedule with teaching and umpiring that it made my life so much easier

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advocacyGuest User15 March 2022advocacy, type 1, cgm, 2022
Jo: I’m now self funding a CGM that loops directly to an insulin pump
Jo: I’m now self funding a CGM that loops directly to an insulin pump

50 years of needles, finger pricks, blood glucose monitoring, specialist appointments, podiatrist sessions, eye screenings, dietitians, diabetes lifestyle consultations, hypos , infections, flu jabs, blood tests the list goes on

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advocacyGuest User15 March 2022advocacy, type 1, cgm, 2022
Lianne: I purchased the FreeStyle Libre & used it on my wedding day.
Lianne: I purchased the FreeStyle Libre & used it on my wedding day.

I got married last July 2021 and didn't want any diabetes stress on the big day, I purchased the FreeStyle Libre & used it on my wedding day.

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advocacyGuest User15 March 2022advocacy, type 1, Freestyle Libre, 2022
Cole:  the CGM has made life better for our son
Cole: the CGM has made life better for our son

The CGM has made life better for our son, and no doubt if CGM’s could be founded it would be beneficial for many other parents/people having to live with diabetes in New Zealand.

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advocacyGuest User15 March 2022cgm, advocacy, type 1, youth, 2022
Ellen: The FreeStyle Libre meant that I could scan myself whenever I wanted
Ellen: The FreeStyle Libre meant that I could scan myself whenever I wanted

Finger pricking was ok, but not very discrete, and I had to carefully pick when I tested, as it wasn’t easy to do so if I was teaching or exercising.

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advocacyGuest User15 March 2022cgm, advocacy, type 1, 2022
Tara: Our second son was diagnosed with T1D, 16 weeks after our eldest.
Tara: Our second son was diagnosed with T1D, 16 weeks after our eldest.

This is now our life, and even though we are only 5 months into this, I couldn’t be more proud of my amazingly strong young boys.

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advocacyGuest User15 March 2022cgm, advocacy, type 1, youth, 2022
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