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<blockquote data-quote="TorqPenderloin" data-source="post: 1253480" data-attributes="member: 211504"><p>A bit of constructive criticism as a CGM wearer and someone who would like to see greater availability of CGM access:</p><p></p><p>I think you did a good job explaining how this has helped improve your partner's blood glucose levels and I liked how you quantified that hypos are costing the NHS £13 million (I think that's the static). However, I would take it a bit further:</p><p></p><p>-How much better is your partners a1c before and after the CGM? Mine went from 13.2 (diagnosis) down to 5.4 in six months.</p><p>-How much additional money will this save the healthcare system? Emergency visits (I'm in the USA and we call them something different) cost billions each year.</p><p>-How is this saving on prescription costs? In my case, my Dexcom has saved my insurance company over $5000/year (fewer test strips, lancets, doctor visits, insulin, etc)</p><p>-How does this increase transparency and cut down the time of Doctor/patient appointments? My doctor downloads my Dexcom date, reviews it, and gives me feedback which easily saves 15-20 minutes on every visit.</p><p>-I'd also consider spell checking the content of the petition. For example, you misspelled "Sensor" as "Senor" which may mean your petition is taken less seriously.</p><p></p><p>Bottom line: healthcare costs are burdening the entire world and I believe there is a clear path to getting CGM technology covered, but only after people can quantify the potential cost savings and benefits CGMs offer.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="TorqPenderloin, post: 1253480, member: 211504"] A bit of constructive criticism as a CGM wearer and someone who would like to see greater availability of CGM access: I think you did a good job explaining how this has helped improve your partner's blood glucose levels and I liked how you quantified that hypos are costing the NHS £13 million (I think that's the static). However, I would take it a bit further: -How much better is your partners a1c before and after the CGM? Mine went from 13.2 (diagnosis) down to 5.4 in six months. -How much additional money will this save the healthcare system? Emergency visits (I'm in the USA and we call them something different) cost billions each year. -How is this saving on prescription costs? In my case, my Dexcom has saved my insurance company over $5000/year (fewer test strips, lancets, doctor visits, insulin, etc) -How does this increase transparency and cut down the time of Doctor/patient appointments? My doctor downloads my Dexcom date, reviews it, and gives me feedback which easily saves 15-20 minutes on every visit. -I'd also consider spell checking the content of the petition. For example, you misspelled "Sensor" as "Senor" which may mean your petition is taken less seriously. Bottom line: healthcare costs are burdening the entire world and I believe there is a clear path to getting CGM technology covered, but only after people can quantify the potential cost savings and benefits CGMs offer. [/QUOTE]
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