Not being able to afford this meter is very frustrating and I strongly believe it’s very important that the CGMs are fully funded for ALL of our population that have Type 1 and 2 diabetes.
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Diabetes was not going to stop our girl from rowing, so learning how to control diabetes but then adding into it the highly intensive exercise that you need to do as a rower was tough. Three out of four girls in her quad have Type 1.
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There are parents putting their kids to bed, not knowing if they will be alive the next day or getting up several times a night to test them to be sure and that is exhausting whilst trying to hold down a job.
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Moving to a FGM at my own cost 8 years ago (which is not cheap) has given me significant control of my life and my diabetes again. It has also helped reduce kidney and eye damage with the better control!
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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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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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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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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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I have prevented so many hypos that I wouldn’t have been able to pick up without a CGM.
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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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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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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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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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I remember spending a lot of time in hospital, throughout the years trying to keep my glucose levels balanced.
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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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Life was going good for her, but she had been drinking copious amounts of water.
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I wish I'd had access to monitors as soon as I was diagnosed
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I work outside in all weathers it has been very easily to use.
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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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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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