Fighting a Policy That Limits My Test Strips
We all knew it was going to happen eventually. Now, the time has come. My third-party diabetes supply company has put a policy in place to limit the number of test strips I'm allowed each month, as a direct result of my being on a Dexcom G5 continuous glucose monitor. The reasoning for this policy stems directly from the FDA's decision in late 2016 to allow CGM data to be used instead of fingerstick test results in making medication dosing and other treatment decisions. The supply company that I'm required by my insurer to use for all D-supplies has finally gotten wind of this "replace fingersticks" language, and as a result is trying to cap the number of glucose test strips that Dexcom CGM users can get each month. From their perspective, this might seem logical. But as someone who's struggled with type 1 diabetes since the age of 5, I know better. I'm not OK with this, and am fighting this flawed policy. As all of us T1Ds who use CG