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<blockquote data-quote="Platinum" data-source="post: 466821" data-attributes="member: 91091"><p>I have tried REALLY hard to get funding for the CGM sensors but no joy. I was hopeful as I managed to get my GlucoJoice on prescription (It is a much nicer way to bring you BM up rapidly than the GlucoGel which is like eating frog spawn!). My argument was that the Glucojuice is 15g CHO which is the NICE recommended amount. The GlucoGel tubes are, I think, only 11g CHO so do not meet the NICE guidelines.</p><p> </p><p>My DSN said that I may stand a chance of funding if I lost my hypo awareness (And thence my driving licence and job).</p><p> </p><p>My (Dexcom) CGM costs me around £260/month. A pack of four sensors costs £257.50 and every nine months or so I need a transmitter which costs £332.50. The sensors are meant to last seven days, but I can sometimes get them to last upto two weeks hence the rough figure of £260/month.</p><p> </p><p>I agree it is hideously expensive, but before I got it I was having 4-5 hypos a week plus loads of highs. This was despite testing 12-15 times per day. As I said before, the CGM has really helped!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Platinum, post: 466821, member: 91091"] I have tried REALLY hard to get funding for the CGM sensors but no joy. I was hopeful as I managed to get my GlucoJoice on prescription (It is a much nicer way to bring you BM up rapidly than the GlucoGel which is like eating frog spawn!). My argument was that the Glucojuice is 15g CHO which is the NICE recommended amount. The GlucoGel tubes are, I think, only 11g CHO so do not meet the NICE guidelines. My DSN said that I may stand a chance of funding if I lost my hypo awareness (And thence my driving licence and job). My (Dexcom) CGM costs me around £260/month. A pack of four sensors costs £257.50 and every nine months or so I need a transmitter which costs £332.50. The sensors are meant to last seven days, but I can sometimes get them to last upto two weeks hence the rough figure of £260/month. I agree it is hideously expensive, but before I got it I was having 4-5 hypos a week plus loads of highs. This was despite testing 12-15 times per day. As I said before, the CGM has really helped! [/QUOTE]
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