Diabetes Bonding At The Spa Over Medicare Cgm Coverage

So every autumn I process myself to a actually proficient facial, because after a summertime of outdoor fun inward the Sun (complete amongst lots of tabular array salt water, massive doses of sunscreen, as well as big straw hat,) my peel ever needs a lilliputian extra attention. 

And when ane of my favorite spas has a particular on facials, yous know I’m all over it! 

I could write virtually how I gave myself a correction bolus after I parked my machine (and earlier I ventured into the spa,) because of a 240 blood saccharide from a miscalculation of carbs at lunch. 

I could verbalize over checking into the spa early on because I wanted to to accept a steam as well as sauna, as well as needed to detach from my pump for over an lx minutes inward gild to produce both. 

Or how after reattaching my pump an lx minutes as well as 10 minutes later, my blood saccharide was137, amongst 1.9 units of insulin on board, requiring me to dial dorsum my temporary bolus to 30%, downwards a few ounces of fresh guava juice as well as throw dorsum to a greater extent than or less almond beloved treats earlier I went inward for my actual facial - but I digress. 

It’s what happened inward the room where I got my facial that actually hitting me inward my heart.

After introductions amongst my most splendid esthetician Danni, I speedily explained that I had t1, wore an insulin pump, as well as showed Danni my micro wristlet amongst my meter, strips,  glucose tabs inside and a drinking glass of guava juice.... only inward case.

Danni: Oh, I totally larn it - my dad has type 1.

Me: Really?? How’s he doing? 

Danni: He’s doing great!
Me: Is he on the pump? 

Danni: No, he’s on shots - it plant for him.

Me: That’s all that’s important.

Danni: Actually, his Doctor wrote him an RX for something... I forget what it’s called. 

It’s non an insulin pump, but he would receive got to article of apparel it all the fourth dimension as well as it has something to produce amongst his blood sugars. God, I can’t retrieve what it’s called.

Me: OH, OK , a CGM - Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 continuous glucose monitor.

Danni: YES. But medicare wouldn’t encompass it - he’s over 65. It’s a shame because he was actually excited to larn one.  

Me: THAT SUCKS. You know, at that topographic point are to a greater extent than or less bills re: diabetes as well as cgm coverage for medicare coming upward inward the House. Tell your dad to telephone band his local JDRF chapter to verbalize over CGM coverage for medicare as well as assist him tack action.  He tin give notice also become to JDRF.org and click on the advocacy link - it volition accept him to a link regarding CGM Medicare Coverage.

Danni: Can I produce that, too? 

Me: Of degree yous tin give notice - the to a greater extent than Advocates the better!

Danni: I’m going to banking concern stand upward for out the website for my dad - as well as we're going to call! 

THANK YOU.

Me: Great! Also, yous request to checkout diabetespac.org - the site volition actually assist yous guys navigate through the diabetes legislation - as well as they brand contacting our Reps inward DC re: said legislation incredibly easy. 

Danni: I’m all over it!

We talked a lilliputian to a greater extent than virtually diabetes - as well as and therefore nosotros got downwards to delineate of piece of employment concern regarding the facial. And when nosotros were done, she handed me ii pieces of paper. 

The first had the names of the facial products she used on my skin, the 2d was a blank canvass of newspaper for me to write downwards the JDRF and diabetespac info.

I left the spa amongst my peel glowing, a blood saccharide of 147 as well as feeling relaxed. 

But equally I drove home, my thoughts wondered dorsum to Danni as well as her dad, who similar so many of my friends amongst diabetes who are over the historic menstruation of 65, was existence denied crucial as well as life saving  diabetes technology.

Nobody should hold upward forced to historic menstruation out of lifesaving diabetes technology  - NOBODY.

And I idea of how speedily my almost 38 years of living amongst diabetes had gone by, as well as how no affair what amazing diabetes engineering is on the marketplace or downwards the pike, if yous don’t receive got the way (insurance,)to pay for the technology, or if yous historic menstruation out of coverage for said diabetes technologies - yous can’t larn that engineering - as well as that's non right or fair.

And it made me mad... as well as it made me fearfulness for my diabetes as well as fiscal future.  

The laws MUST alter as well as it’s upward to to us to spearhead those changes. 

And don't think that because yous or your loved ane amongst diabetes aren't seniors, this effect doesn't concern you, because it absolutely does. 
This isn’t a senior effect - It’s an effect that touches every unmarried somebody living amongst diabetes, regardless of age, as well as  for several reasons. 

1. We are inward this together  

2. Seniors aren't the exclusively people amongst diabetes on Medicare

3. Time is a thief as well as it goes past times similar that! 

So delight guys, click on the next links as well as permit your diabetes voices hold upward heard - your vox is incredibly of import - equally is your current as well as time to come access to diabetes technologies

http://jdrf.org/take-action/advocacy/cgm-medicare-coverage/

diabetespac.org