Type 1 Diabetes -- battle with insurance company.

This is a video of my son and I talking about CBGM and why his insurance company bc/bs of North dakota will not cover it.

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• Diabetes
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• North
• Dakota
• insurance
• claim
• cbgm
• boy
• unfair
• cruel
• lifesaving
• device

[bobmedic3214]

@dejahthoris Yes you have to calibrate the machine every 12 hours with a finger stick. A cbgm is very useful for keeping an eye on trends. It checks a sample very 5 min. You verify the reading with a finger stick before adjusting insulin. It is a very useful tool and has alarms for high and low blood sugars so you can take action before it gets out of control. It is bullshit that the insurance won’t cover it. If making this video helps get him one I say awesome keep it up.

[dejahthoris]

Dont you still have to do finger pricks with a cgm? I dont think it is right to put your kid through this. If you want to fight the insurance co for a cgm ,that is this fine and good luck to you but dont put your child thru this extra emotional stress on top of dealing w./ t1 . My son is t1 @ 13 and I want him to enjoy being a kid.

[ChasAllan]

This is sad that the health of our children comes down to insurance companies deciding who gets CGMs and who doesn't. If you are insulin dependant than it should be your choice. I am 61 yrs old and diabetic fighting with my insurance also to get a insulin pump. I have been on insulin for 20 yrs and if the new technology can help this child to have a better life and not have the complications that I and others face later in life then it shouldn't be a fight to get it.

[barbcinque]

I think democrats should use republican tactics. How about if we start calling insurance company CEO's murderers and accuse of them of trying to kill off the poor and the working class!!!

Modern Eugenics!

the sad thing is that it would be more true than their ridiculous allegations of death panels.

[WISHINGandDREAMING]

Good luck. I hope you get a CGM covered. We are battling with BCBS of Michigan to cover one for our 3-year-old. They are so cold and uncaring. We've sent them letters from the endo, medical records, personal testimony, etc. We need to all keep fighting for this coverage! It's unbelievable that it's so difficult, but it is so important!

[klafever1]

That is crazy!

[klafever1]

My son is also 10 years old! We battled for 2 years with the insurance coverage Blue Cross Blue Shield of MA, and they finally broadly changed their coverage to cover it. I hope you got this covered or will soon. Krista

[Emilyarr123]

Same

[allinalli]

LOL. even in my country (iceland) they give the insulin pumps for free.

[love29875xo]

BTW! I have a continuous glucose moniter sensors from Medtronic, and they are wonderful.I recommend for you to get a new insurance company. If you call any insurance company you are interested in, ask about their policies and ask if they cover medtronic. The code number(they'll ask for) is A9276. GOOD LUCK