Well, it's interesting. Because my husband is a true techie and enjoys seeing the numbers and hoping they are going down, he tests a lot more thn 3 times a day. I would say he tests at least 6 times a day. He had trouble motivating to test once with the Prodigy.
Nicki > On Sep 25, 2021, at 2:56 PM, Andy Baracco <w...@socal.rr.com> wrote: > > > For Medicare, i think you either need to be on insulin, use an insulin pump, > or need to test 3 times per day or more. > > Andy > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Lynn White > To: viphone@googlegroups.com > Sent: Saturday, September 25, 2021 6:57 AM > Subject: Re: Free Style Libre Arrived > > Hi Linda, > My understanding is that you have to be on insulin. But to be safe, I would > either check with the insurance company or your doctor. > > Sent from my iPhone > >> On Sep 25, 2021, at 6:43 AM, Lynda Ingraham <lynda.ingra...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >> >> >> Sent from my iPhone >> >>> On Sep 24, 2021, at 9:11 PM, Vivian Conger <blazie.g...@gmail.com> wrote: >>> >>> >>> Thanks Everyone, >>> Well I’m still not able to scan the sensor with my phone and think that yes >>> I may have to wait until I apply a new sensor and then use my Libre 2 app >>> to activate it. >>> I even tried having the reader more than 20 feet away from me and my phone >>> thinking the phone might work if the reader was out-of-range. Didn’t make >>> a difference. 😉 >>> The sensor is for 14 days and the screen specifically says the reader is >>> Libre 2. Using iPhone SE 2020 and IOS 14.8. >>> So for now I will use the reader to scan the sensor and have Voice Dream >>> Scanner read what the display shows. >>> Looking forward to using my phone as the alerts on the reader are not very >>> loud. >>> Again thanks everyone for all the comments and suggestions. >>> Vivian and Sallie >>> From: 'NickiKeck' via VIPhone <viphone@googlegroups.com> >>> Sent: Friday, September 24, 2021 4:45 PM >>> To: viphone@googlegroups.com >>> Subject: Re: Free Style Libre Arrived >>> As others have said, you don’t need the reader. I am not diabetic, but my >>> husband is, and he is totally blind and uses it every day with just the >>> app. I have a feeling that since you activated the sensor with the reader, >>> that you may not be able to use this particular sensor with the app, but >>> after this 14-day sensor is finished, just apply the new sensor and use the >>> app to scan it. Also, as others have said, after you activate it, you will >>> need to wait an hour. The app will notify you when your hour is over and >>> prompt you to scan for a reading. We have never had a reader with my >>> husband’s unit, as I talked with a coworker and he told me not to get it, >>> as the app is the most accessible way to use the Libre. We told the doctor >>> that we didn’t want or need the reader. Hope this is helpful. >>> >>> >>> On Sep 24, 2021, at 7:34 PM, Joney Owen <talk2o...@gmail.com> wrote: >>> The only thing I can suggest is that you wait and install the next sensor >>> with your phone. I know that they said you could do the other, but I don’t >>> recall how it was done. I used libre freestyle for quite a while. I’ve now >>> switched over to the Libre 2. Which has the alarm sensors. >>> >>> Sent from my iPhone >>> >>> >>> On Sep 24, 2021, at 6:22 PM, Mary Otten <motte...@gmail.com> wrote: >>> >>> >>> Hi Vivian, >>> You didn’t need the reader at all. I don’t know how you might get the >>> device to change from the reader to the app on your phone. I have used the >>> libre with my phone, but 10 R. I’m not diabetic, so I only use the >>> continuous glucose monitor every so often, just to keep tabs on things. It >>> works real well, at least it did the last time I used it. But as I say, I >>> do not know if it is possible to switch your sensor over to the phone from >>> the reader. Just don’t use the reader again. It was an unnecessary expense >>> that they should not have sold you. >>> Sent from my iPhone >>> >>> >>> On Sep 24, 2021, at 2:56 PM, Vivian Conger <blazie.g...@gmail.com> wrote: >>> >>> >>> Hi All, >>> I received my Free Style Libre earlier this week and had an appointment >>> with the nurse yesterday. She apologized that it didn’t talk. I told her >>> that it does now that there is an app for the iPhone. >>> She set up the reader and I inserted the new sensor. After I got home, I >>> installed Libre 2 on my phone but it won’t scan the sensor as it was >>> installed on a different device. I received an email stating that this >>> could be done but have not figured out how to do it yet. >>> I’ve used Seeing AI to read the screen with limited success but just tried >>> VD Scanner and it was perfect. >>> I still would like to be able to scan with my phone instead of the reader. >>> Does anyone have any suggestions? >>> Many thanks for assistance. >>> Vivian and Sallie >>> -- >>> The following information is important for all members of the V iPhone list. >>> >>> If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if >>> you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners >>> or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. >>> >>> Your V iPhone list moderator is Mark Taylor. Mark can be reached at: >>> mk...@ucla.edu. 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