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      In the past year, have you been required to change medications because of your health insurance?
      In July, I went on the only Medicare plan in my area that covered Afrezza. For 2024, no one is covering it. Like others, hate these formulary decisions by the Insurance providers.
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      How many times in 2023 did you have an appointment with your main T1D healthcare provider?
      Schush! I know it's supposed to be 4 but since my Endo follows my Dex and I hit an A1c of 5.4 with 0 Hypos I'm happy. Just lost my wife and will be moving further from my Endo and hope TeleVisits will do as I will also start visiting a Gerontologist.
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      In the past year, have you been required to change medications because of your health insurance?
      Yes, I HATE FORMULARIES and how they control what medications I take, as opposed to what my doctors prescribed.
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      Bekki Weston likes your comment at
      In the past year, have you been required to change medications because of your health insurance?
      I answered NO for 2023 but in 2024 I will have to switch from Humalog to Novolog.
    • 5 hours, 18 minutes ago
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      How many times in 2023 did you have an appointment with your main T1D healthcare provider?
      Four, because Medicare. I was fine going 2x/yr for decades before that. But Medicare doesn't care what your Dr thinks. Rules is rules.
    • 6 hours, 27 minutes ago
      Kristi Warmecke likes your comment at
      In the past year, have you been required to change medications because of your health insurance?
      With Medicare's change to the cost of insulin, my Part D plan dropped Novolog. $35 "limit" only works if insurers have your medication on their formulary.
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      In the past year, have you been required to change medications because of your health insurance?
      I was with Caremark now with Optimum and not a fan but was not a fan of Caremark in the beginning. Not a fan of mail order insulin! Opimum (still not sure it is spelled right) made me change from Novalog to Humalog. Both are the same, sure, but why should a RX company say what insulin I should be taking. Is that not my endocrinologist job? Would they not know what is best for me? Kind of burns me up how healthcare has gone in the past 5 to 10 years, miss the old days of knowing your pharmacist by first name and talking to them about the latest advancements in diabetic care at the conner pharmacy. Patient is no longer a factor in the equation. sorry for the rant.
    • 6 hours, 41 minutes ago
      Kristi Warmecke likes your comment at
      In the past year, have you been required to change medications because of your health insurance?
      Lispro, aspart, and glulisine are also FDA-approved for pump use (https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6695255/). These are the generic versions of Humalog, Novolog and Apidra, respectively.
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      jo likes your comment at
      How many times in 2023 did you have an appointment with your main T1D healthcare provider?
      This past year my doctor appts were my new social life!
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      jo likes your comment at
      How many times in 2023 did you have an appointment with your main T1D healthcare provider?
      Schush! I know it's supposed to be 4 but since my Endo follows my Dex and I hit an A1c of 5.4 with 0 Hypos I'm happy. Just lost my wife and will be moving further from my Endo and hope TeleVisits will do as I will also start visiting a Gerontologist.
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      Ahh Life likes your comment at
      How many times in 2023 did you have an appointment with your main T1D healthcare provider?
      Four, because Medicare. I was fine going 2x/yr for decades before that. But Medicare doesn't care what your Dr thinks. Rules is rules.
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      @George Lovelace. {{{{{Hugs}}}}} to you, sir. Are you getting support after the loss of your wife? I do hope so.
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      How many times in 2023 did you have an appointment with your main T1D healthcare provider?
      Medicare requires me to see my endo every 90 days if I want them to approve my insulin pump supplies....despite my very good control. Otherwise, my endo would be happy to see me twice a year. An example of Medicare being "penny-wise and pound-foolish" by paying for "medically-unnecessary" office visit costs.
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      How many times in 2023 did you have an appointment with your main T1D healthcare provider?
      I am required to see my Endo every three months by Medicare. Otherwise, I'd probably go 2 times per year.
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      Marty likes your comment at
      How many times in 2023 did you have an appointment with your main T1D healthcare provider?
      Medicare requires me to see my endo every 90 days if I want them to approve my insulin pump supplies....despite my very good control. Otherwise, my endo would be happy to see me twice a year. An example of Medicare being "penny-wise and pound-foolish" by paying for "medically-unnecessary" office visit costs.
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      In the past year, have you been required to change medications because of your health insurance?
      Yes, I HATE FORMULARIES and how they control what medications I take, as opposed to what my doctors prescribed.
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      KarenM6 likes your comment at
      In the past year, have you been required to change medications because of your health insurance?
      I was with Caremark now with Optimum and not a fan but was not a fan of Caremark in the beginning. Not a fan of mail order insulin! Opimum (still not sure it is spelled right) made me change from Novalog to Humalog. Both are the same, sure, but why should a RX company say what insulin I should be taking. Is that not my endocrinologist job? Would they not know what is best for me? Kind of burns me up how healthcare has gone in the past 5 to 10 years, miss the old days of knowing your pharmacist by first name and talking to them about the latest advancements in diabetic care at the conner pharmacy. Patient is no longer a factor in the equation. sorry for the rant.
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      In the past year, have you been required to change medications because of your health insurance?
      I didn't have to change but I couldn't get a new one from Caremark because it wasn't on the formulary. I used an AARP pharmacy card and got a $44 Rx for $18. Like Bob, I hate formulary!
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      In the past year, have you been required to change medications because of your health insurance?
      Long-acting insulin changed from basaglar to lantus for the upcoming year. Not a big deal since she moved to a pump this past year.
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      I was with Caremark now with Optimum and not a fan but was not a fan of Caremark in the beginning. Not a fan of mail order insulin! Opimum (still not sure it is spelled right) made me change from Novalog to Humalog. Both are the same, sure, but why should a RX company say what insulin I should be taking. Is that not my endocrinologist job? Would they not know what is best for me? Kind of burns me up how healthcare has gone in the past 5 to 10 years, miss the old days of knowing your pharmacist by first name and talking to them about the latest advancements in diabetic care at the conner pharmacy. Patient is no longer a factor in the equation. sorry for the rant.
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      In the past year, have you been required to change medications because of your health insurance?
      I have to change my insurance company now for 2024 so that i can continue to afford humalog. (or I have to switch to Lyumjev if I keep my current plan) I was startled to see that on my current plan, humalog would cost 16,000 next year (for the full year). Everyone, check your plans!
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    If you receive high alerts on your CGM, how frequently do your high alerts repeat after you acknowledge the alert? If you use different settings depending on time of day, please select the answer that corresponds to your alert setting at noon in your time zone.

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    34 Comments

    1. Britni

      With the Libre, once I’ve acknowledged an alert it doesn’t alarm again unless my blood sugar has crossed over the threshold a second time. So if it alarms at 300, drops to 290 and rises to 300 again, it will alarm again. If it alarms at 300 and continues to rise to 400, it won’t alarm again.

      2 years ago Log in to Reply
    2. Ahh Life

      About as often as a woodpecker pounds an aluminum light pole per second. And as annoying. (∩ ͡ ° ʖ ͡ °) ⊃=(===>

      2 years ago Log in to Reply
      1. Bruce and Audrey Coleman

        So true – they are very annoying but I tell myself how important they are. Then I grumble again.

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    3. Mary Ann Sayers

      I acknowledge the high alert and observe IOB vs bg and food intake and act accordingly.
      By noticing the times my bgs are continuously high is when I alter the basal. And I’m careful about not running my bgs into the ground!!!

      2 years ago Log in to Reply
    4. ConnieT1D62

      30 minutes. I am more concerned about urgent low BGs than I am about occasional highs.

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    5. Molly Jones

      I have no idea!
      I receive alerts when my blood sugar is above the target range and acknowledge it, but don’t know if it is repeating the alert or if it is alerting me again at a “new time” because my sugar is high.

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      1. AnitaS

        I have the same question as I sometimes get multiple alerts in a short amount of time even though I have the alert set to repeat after 3 hours.

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    6. PamK

      Sorry! I chose the wrong answer. My CGM alerts me again 3-4 hours after a high alert, not 1-1.5 hours after!

      2 years ago Log in to Reply
      1. AnitaS

        I did the exact same thing.

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    7. rick phillips

      Drives me nuts

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    8. Keli Godin

      It will alarm, I acknowledge and take insulin and BS goes down a few points. Then it goes back up a few points minutes later and it alarms again. Frustrating but better than no alerts ever!

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      1. ELYSSE HELLER

        I know. I get yelled at by the machine that I am dropping and need to eat; then I get yelled at that my BG is rising.

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    9. KCR

      The response options are poorly worded with overlapping categories, e.g., 1-1.5, 1.5-2, etc. This is a problem I have observed in other questions. 😳

      2 years ago Log in to Reply
      1. AnitaS

        I see that in questionnaires all of the time, not just with this forum, but everywhere.

        2 years ago Log in to Reply
    10. Andrew Stewart

      I have my Dexcom G6 high and low alerts set to NOT repeat but they do anyway. I also have the sound off and vibrate only but even after acknowledging a low and treating it sometimes my t:slim pump goes into panic mode and won’t quiet down (STFU).
      #BeWell

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    11. Sherolyn Newell

      If I don’t acknowledge, it repeats every few minutes until I do. I haven’t ever timed it. When I do acknowledge it, I have it set to repeat in an hour. I think if it goes below the high threshold and then back up, it is a new alarm that goes off when it happens, not after the delay.

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    12. ELYSSE HELLER

      I am on Dexcom for about a month now. The diabetes educator set up my alerts but I am not sure that I am liking her recommendations She has my low set at 90 (which happens to be normal) and my high set at 250 (which is when I normally start vomiting) Pre CBGM I always set my pump to 70-99 as my range. Can anybody share what their CBGM’s normal/abnormal range is? I feel like I haven’t slept since I started the CBGM. Hopefully, once I can get the Omnipod 5 system I will be able to get some sleep. Any suggestions from other T1Ds would be greatly appreciated.

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      1. KarenM6

        Elysse – can you go back to the educator and tell her how much trouble you are having? Or, even ask her to explain why she set your levels at low = 90 and high = 250?
        You should be able to change the alarms yourself. But, because you are new to the technology, I think it would be great to have the nurse help you through it.
        You may need a higher low alarm than others because of hypoglycemia unawareness or other issues. And, my levels may not work for you. But, I will say that my low and high alarms are a bit lower than yours.
        The one that concerns me for you is the high… if you are vomiting by the time the system is trying to alert you, it is set to high, IMHO! Just my opinion. But, definitely something to talk to your doctor and/or nurse about!!

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      2. Vivian Moon

        I have my high set at 140. 250 is ridiculous in my opinion!

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    13. Pauline M Reynolds

      “Other”. Soon I’ll be getting training for my new CGM. So eager.

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      1. sweet charlie

        Enjoy !!

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    14. Janis Senungetuk

      On the Dex G6 high alarms sound every half second. The high is set to alarm at 250. Even though I acknowledge the alarm and take a correction, it will alarm again within 30 minutes. Novolog doesn’t work that fast. Stacking doses only results in lows 3 hours later. The 250 level for high alerts was set by my Endo when I first started using the Tandem pump. She set it in response to my desire to personalize the alert level. It’s not a good solution.

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      1. Jneticdiabetic

        Are you a Tandem tslim pump user? If so, have you tried going to My CGM/ CGM Alerts/ High and Low/ High Alert and then adjusting your Repeat setting? Has several options from Never, 15min to 5hrs. I have mine set to repeat at 2hrs to give time for correction bolus to take effect. Imperfect, but it has helped.

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    15. Jane Cerullo

      I set alarms on my FSL to not repeat. I set high alert at 150 so I can decide early on if need correction bolus or not.

      2 years ago Log in to Reply
    16. Becky Hertz

      My high alerts repeats at 2 hours. Need to let correction bolus time to work but want to stay on top of the high to determine if it’sa calculation error or a site issue.

      2 years ago Log in to Reply
    17. KarenM6

      Like others, for the G6, if the alarm goes off for a high, I can give insulin. But, if the reading goes down because of the insulin action or just because it has a variability factor of say +/- 20 (ish… I’m not sure what the real variability is), the number can go down after any number of minutes. Then, once it goes back up, the alarm sounds again.
      I have no repeat of the alarm set because of this quirk. The only way it doesn’t repeat the alarm on this setting is if the BS goes steadily up and up and up.
      I am trying to learn to not get irritated at the redundant alarms… or “rage bolus” because of them.

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    18. Vivian Moon

      Very irritating at times as you cannot shut it off. I have let Dexcom know but nothing has improved. Loud alert at 140. 2 minutes later a loud alert at 141! No insulin is That fast!

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    19. Steve Rumble

      My CGM does not repeat high alerts IF i acknowledge receipt of the alert. However if my BS drops below the alert level and then again exceeds that level it will provide another alert.

      2 years ago Log in to Reply
    20. Patricia Kilwein

      I had to mark other. My cgm bugs me every 30 seconds until I respond with my pump and bolus. My pump also let’s me know how fast sugar glucose is rising. So I take a bg and make sure that cgm is correct.

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    21. Leon Ullrich

      Usually I need one alert and make corrections with insulin or carbs etc.

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    22. persevereT1D52

      YES! REPEATEDLY! And it drives me crazy!! I did hear that G7 will have a snooze setting. But I’m beginning to doubt G7 is coming out in the US in my lifetime😡.

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    23. Mary Thomson

      Every five minutes.

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    24. David Smith

      I have a Dexcom G6 with alarms set to “never” repeat, and they generally don’t. They seem to go off again if I either don’t take any action or the trend going high is continuing in a big way or the low is calculated to continue dropping below 80.

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    25. Leona Hanson

      The dexcom will alert you every 5 minutes until you are back in range then it will stop. Very irritating!

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