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 <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > Sent from my iPhone > >>> On Sep 24, 2021, at 9:11 PM, Vivian Conger <[email protected]> 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 <[email protected]> >> Sent: Friday, September 24, 2021 4:45 PM >> To: [email protected] >> 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 <[email protected]> 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 <[email protected]> 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 <[email protected]> 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: >> [email protected]. 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I’m wondering weather I > could possibly be approved through my insurance company for one of the > systems based on either pre-diabetes or the fact that I’ll be starting the > injectable. I understand that all insurance companies are different. However, > I was wondering if it is an absolute that you must be a type two diabetic to > receive one of these systems. > > Thank you very much. > > Lynda > -- > 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: > [email protected]. 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