Friday, September 19, 2008

Insurance Success

I realize it's been a while since my last post, so I'd like to provide an update on a couple of items.

1. After a long haul, I finally got my insurance company to cover the cost of the glucose sensors. I still have to manually submit all my claims from Minimed to Humana. I'm just happy they now cover the 80% of the cost. If anyone wants to know the specific steps I had to take, leave a post and I can elaborate

2. I love the CGMS. However, I have been having some problems with the tape products that I apply over the sensor (to keep it water-tight, and stable). I currently use the IV3000 product that is recommended by minimed. However, as you can imagine, trying to apply this IV tape over the battery / transmitter causes problems. I frequently have problems with folds occurring, which then does not make a solid adhesive with my skin. Then, after water gets into these folds, the entire tape begins to lift up.

I've requested a "tape kit" from minimed and am looking into other tapes to apply. If anyone has some other good experiences, please let us know.