RE: Free Style Libre Arrived

2021-09-26 Thread sherrywells1157
.com On Behalf Of Andy Baracco Sent: Saturday, September 25, 2021 4:44 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Free Style Libre Arrived yes! You need to be a good self advocate and have a doctor who will cooperate. I know someone who even though he is on insulin, had to fight with Ka

RE: Free Style Libre Arrived

2021-09-25 Thread Larry Wayland
@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Andy Baracco Sent: Saturday, September 25, 2021 1:59 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Free Style Libre Arrived My wife has the freestyle, and she is not on insulin. As Robert said, you can advocate based on the fact that you are blind, and have

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2021-09-25 Thread Vivian Conger
Of Robert stigile Sent: Saturday, September 25, 2021 7:14 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Free Style Libre Arrived Hi all, First, no you do not need to be on insulin do use the Libre, as I am not using insulin and I have the libre sensors. My doctor was able to get the Libre

Re: Free Style Libre Arrived

2021-09-25 Thread Andy Baracco
and patients. Andy - Original Message - From: 'Nicki Keck' via VIPhone To: viphone@googlegroups.com Sent: Saturday, September 25, 2021 1:21 PM Subject: Re: Free Style Libre Arrived The doctor got it for my husband before he got on insulin. He wanted to monitor it before

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2021-09-25 Thread 'Nicki Keck' via VIPhone
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,

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2021-09-25 Thread 'Nicki Keck' via VIPhone
gt;>> >>>>>> 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.  >>>>>> >>>&

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2021-09-25 Thread Andy Baracco
Message - From: Anthony Vece To: viphone@googlegroups.com Sent: Saturday, September 25, 2021 8:44 AM Subject: Re: Free Style Libre Arrived Hi Bob; I am having a terrible time getting the freestyle libre. They keep telling me that I need to be on insulin. Three doctors have tried

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2021-09-25 Thread Andy Baracco
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

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2021-09-25 Thread Anthony Vece
s 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

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2021-09-25 Thread Robert stigile
n 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. >>>>>

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2021-09-25 Thread Anthony Vece
gt;>>> 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

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2021-09-25 Thread Robert stigile
s. >>> >>> 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 >>> >>> >>>

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2021-09-25 Thread Lynn White
ud. >> >> Again thanks everyone for all the comments and suggestions. >> >> Vivian and Sallie >> >> >> From: 'NickiKeck' via VIPhone >> Sent: Friday, September 24, 2021 4:45 PM >> To: viphone@googlegroups.com >> Subject: Re:

Re: Free Style Libre Arrived

2021-09-25 Thread Lynda Ingraham
veryone for all the comments and suggestions. > > Vivian and Sallie > > > From: 'NickiKeck' via VIPhone > 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

RE: Free Style Libre Arrived

2021-09-24 Thread Simon A Fogarty
Like the mobile app is. From: viphone@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of Mary Otten Sent: Saturday, 25 September 2021 10:23 am To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Free Style Libre Arrived Hi Vivian, You didn’t need the reader at all. I don’t know how you might get the device to change from

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2021-09-24 Thread Simon A Fogarty
September 2021 10:43 am To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Free Style Libre Arrived Hi Larry, Are you sure about needing a reader? I have never had the reader, as I understood when these things came out and became accessible through the iPhone, but the reader was superfluous. You can activate

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2021-09-24 Thread Larry Wayland
activating it with just the app on the phone. Larry From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Mary Otten Sent: Friday, September 24, 2021 5:43 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Free Style Libre Arrived Hi Larry, Are you sure about needing

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2021-09-24 Thread Simon A Fogarty
Subject: Re: Free Style Libre Arrived 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

RE: Free Style Libre Arrived

2021-09-24 Thread Vivian Conger
: 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

Re: Free Style Libre Arrived

2021-09-24 Thread 'NickiKeck' via VIPhone
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

Re: Free Style Libre Arrived

2021-09-24 Thread Joney Owen
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

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2021-09-24 Thread Alex Stone
don't need the reader at all. Andy - Original Message - From: Mary Otten<mailto:motte...@gmail.com> To: viphone@googlegroups.com<mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com> Sent: Friday, September 24, 2021 3:42 PM Subject: Re: Free Style Libre Arrived Hi Larry, Are you sure about need

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2021-09-24 Thread Andy Baracco
As far as I know, if you have the app set up you don't need the reader at all. Andy - Original Message - From: Mary Otten To: viphone@googlegroups.com Sent: Friday, September 24, 2021 3:42 PM Subject: Re: Free Style Libre Arrived Hi Larry, Are you sure about needing

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2021-09-24 Thread Andy Baracco
To: viphone@googlegroups.com Sent: Friday, September 24, 2021 3:22 PM Subject: Re: Free Style Libre Arrived 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

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2021-09-24 Thread Andy Baracco
- Original Message - From: Richard Turner To: viphone@googlegroups.com Sent: Friday, September 24, 2021 2:59 PM Subject: RE: Free Style Libre Arrived I am 99% sure you do not need the reader. The app should scan the sensor and give you what you need to know. I

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2021-09-24 Thread Richard Turner
nt: Friday, September 24, 2021 4:59 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: RE: Free Style Libre Arrived I am 99% sure you do not need the reader. The app should scan the sensor and give you what you need to know. I don’t have diabetes, so I am just going on what I read. I know some on thi

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2021-09-24 Thread Mary Otten
; your phone. > Larry > > > > From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of > Richard Turner > Sent: Friday, September 24, 2021 4:59 PM > To: viphone@googlegroups.com > Subject: RE: Free Style Libre Arrived > > I am 99% sure you do not need

Re: Free Style Libre Arrived

2021-09-24 Thread Robert stigile
working. Then you can use the app on > your phone. > Larry > > > > From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of > Richard Turner > Sent: Friday, September 24, 2021 4:59 PM > To: viphone@googlegroups.com > Subject: RE: Free Style L

RE: Free Style Libre Arrived

2021-09-24 Thread Larry Wayland
[mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Richard Turner Sent: Friday, September 24, 2021 4:59 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: RE: Free Style Libre Arrived I am 99% sure you do not need the reader. The app should scan the sensor and give you what you need to know. I don’t have

Re: Free Style Libre Arrived

2021-09-24 Thread Mary Otten
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.

RE: Free Style Libre Arrived

2021-09-24 Thread Richard Turner
googlegroups.com On Behalf Of Vivian Conger Sent: Friday, September 24, 2021 2:56 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Free Style Libre Arrived 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 t

Free Style Libre Arrived

2021-09-24 Thread Vivian Conger
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