[Diabetes] General Chat and Support Thread

iamwhoiam

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119845048#Comment_119845048

Tallght also now sending out prescriptions for the G 7

Snake Plisken

Same here inject myself. To be honest I would be a bit worried having the G6 control my pump as I've had a few sensors where the readings haven't been that accurate for whatever reason and that is after doing daily fasting calibrations. Hopefully G7 will be more accurate.

banie01

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119845353#Comment_119845353

I'm still in a weird limbo where my sensors are via my LTI at the pharmacy but no letter issued to Dexcom for the transmitter so I self fund those.

Hopefully if it switches to G7? That will solve one iss for me 😉

iamwhoiam

Does anyone know how many G7 sensors you can get in a month on the LTI ?

Xofpod

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119846359#Comment_119846359

Is it still a 10 day life span on the G7s?

iamwhoiam

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119850185#Comment_119850185

I looked it up on Dexcom site and yes they say its a 10 day span with 12 hours grace

Snake Plisken

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119850314#Comment_119850314

Wont be able to do the hack where you could pop the transmitter out and reuse the sensor for some additional days with the G7's.

kowloon

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119850372#Comment_119850372

You can buy a 3d printed tool for doing that. Maybe they realised they were losing out on revenue and that formed part of the decision to make the whole thing one unit.

kowloon

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119846359#Comment_119846359

If it's anything like the current ones Dexcom will replace them for free if there's any problem, so I wouldn't worry too much about it as long as it's not the last sensor of the month that dies on you.

banie01

One for those folks on here who've been moved to Dexcom G7?

Were new prescriptions issued? I'm curious as I can't see it on the LTI list so I'm assuming there is a new Core List F? The newest I can find is the April 2022 and it's not on there.

MuffinsDa

Hi folks, my younger brother was just prescribed Ozempic, he is not diabetic yet (he's pre diabetic with insulin resistance) so he won't be on LTI and we will have to pay out of pocket. His Endocrinologist's secretary advised us to shop around as the price could widely vary between different pharmacies. Anyone know where we can get the best price for it in Ireland?

kowloon

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119862737#Comment_119862737

I got the G7 prescription to replace a G6 I already had. I assume other G6 users are getting the same. I got the G6 originally because of seizures. If it's not everyone with the LTI book yet I can't see it being much longer. The NHS decided everyone should get sensors of some sort, Ireland can only follow.

Meanwhile in the USA:

banie01

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119865672#Comment_119865672

If he needs to pay, he should just get a Drug Payment Scheme card. It will keep any monthly coat for prescription meds to a max of €80 per month.

Eircom_Sucks

has anybody ever has disastrous blood sugar levels when they had the HBA1C ?

ohnonotgmail

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119872396#Comment_119872396

how do you define disastrous? My last one in June was 70 which prompted a change in medication. haven't had one since but my daily numbers are much better than they were. Actually they are better than when my hba1c was 50.

Eircom_Sucks

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119872412#Comment_119872412

struggling to get my daily under 11 at the min

any tips folks lol

ohnonotgmail

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119872448#Comment_119872448

Type 1 or 2?

CramCycle

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119845048#Comment_119845048

My new one arrived last week and it was the G6 not the G7, sad times.

banie01

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119872515#Comment_119872515

My plan is to wait until it appears on the LTI list and then ask my Pharmacist to swap. Likely to fail and will probably need a new script, but don't ask? Don't get.

Eircom_Sucks

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119872507#Comment_119872507

type 2

ohnonotgmail

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119872720#Comment_119872720

well what worked for me was a change in medication. The best thing you can do is go back to your doctor.

Eircom_Sucks

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119872730#Comment_119872730

only with him on thursday

ohnonotgmail

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119872741#Comment_119872741

and he didn't say anything?

Eircom_Sucks

nope

other than if same in jan he wants to put me on ozempic

ohnonotgmail

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119872803#Comment_119872803

so what was your hba1c?

Eircom_Sucks

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119872811#Comment_119872811

on thursday it was 81

but in my defence and not an excuse , i wasnt watching myself at all tnh , ate everything i wanted

2 close suicides de-railed me for 3 months , back watching my food end bloods now

ohnonotgmail

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119872872#Comment_119872872

 back watching my food end bloods now

but your daily readings are still over 11?

Eircom_Sucks

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119872890#Comment_119872890

do be under 9 , but not much

banie01

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119872803#Comment_119872803

And you will be refraining from all the extra food and drink (soft & alcohol) that generally flows between now and January?

Because without that level of control and better too, given your at a 9avg now? It's virtually a given that you will be put on Ozempic in January.

That's not necessarily a bad thing, many folk really do see a marked improvement on GLP-1 drugs. There is also evidence supporting concurrent weight loss with those drugs.

I haven't used Ozempic myself but I have used a similar drug in Victoza. It kept my control tight.

If memory serves? You were given diet advice on this thread when you you were diagnosed a few years back? (Apologies if I'm mistaken) but that advice still stands.

Manage carb intake, reduce sugars where you can and move more. Sounds easy when it's said like that. It's all too easy to struggle with it tho.

Good luck with whatever you do and don't be too worried about ending up on Ozempic or similar.

2PieceJigsaw

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119644684#Comment_119644684

It's very odd I got the hse to take 3 and now I've to pay for bins in the chemist! He attends Naas so I'll go to the next appointment.Thanks