I'm a full-time student and I can't afford a CGM. I can't even afford to cover my tuition fees on my own or buy a house. I have lived with this illness for more than twenty years and all I want is access to technology that will lessen the burden, even just a little bit.
Read MoreThis means that I have had diabetes for at least 27 years and over that time would have used 39,312 Caresens test strips – not allowing for the occasions when the tests had to be aborted and / or reconfirmed because I did not believe the result.
Read MoreWith the CGM, I am able to have freedom in the activities I do, and the foods that I eat. I am able to sleep through the night and only wake up to my crying baby instead of having to wake up to prick my finger at 3am.
Read MoreNot 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.
Read MoreDiabetes 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.
Read MoreThere 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.
Read MoreMoving 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!
Read MoreI’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.
Read MoreThe 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.
Read MoreWith 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.
Read MoreThe 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.
Read MoreI have prevented so many hypos that I wouldn’t have been able to pick up without a CGM.
Read MoreIn 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.
Read MoreI 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.
Read MoreBoth 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.
Read MoreIf 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.
Read MoreI remember spending a lot of time in hospital, throughout the years trying to keep my glucose levels balanced.
Read MoreI 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.
Read MoreLife was going good for her, but she had been drinking copious amounts of water.
Read MoreI wish I'd had access to monitors as soon as I was diagnosed
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