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Message: <blockquote data-quote="TorqPenderloin" data-source="post: 1051147" data-attributes="member: 211504">I did not sign the petition because I do not live in the UK. While I agree with your bottom line- they will save the NHS money, I would say there are better ways to explain why.Yes, they cost about the same as a pump. HOWEVER, a pump is replacing the cost of insulin pens (my levemir flex pens retail for about $1100usd for a 1 month supply). With a CGM, you still have to finger prick test, just not as much. On first impression, that can make people question its value.Where they offer the most value (and probably another place you should be petitioning) are for doctors. The technology provides full-transparency into how regulated a patient is (which can't always be assessed from just an a1c), it graphs patterns to help spot areas of improvement, and just as you mentioned it helps predict and avoid dangerous hypo situations. That means less frequent doctor visits, the ability to conduct appointments remotely, the ability for a doctor to review a patients data without them present, and less emergency situations.</blockquote>

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