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Re:Glucose metabolism responds to perceived sugar intake mor... by nikkwong on Friday November 27, 2020 @12:57PM (#25230964)
How did you get it prescribed? I can't get my doctor to give me one.
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Re:Glucose metabolism responds to perceived sugar intake mor... by gazzini on Friday November 27, 2020 @01:27PM (#25231322)
I have a friend who is a doctor. He was using it himself & offered to write me an Rx.

I’m now doing it a second time, using the levels health app [0]. If you can make it to the front of their massive waiting list (and don’t mind paying their fee), it’s the easiest way to get one.

[0]: https://www.levelshealth.com

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Re:Glucose metabolism responds to perceived sugar intake mor... by novok on Friday November 27, 2020 @02:48PM (#25232010)
What did the doctor write to get it covered by insurance? How much does levels cost?
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Re:Glucose metabolism responds to perceived sugar intake mor... by gazzini on Friday November 27, 2020 @06:11PM (#25233405)
It wasn’t covered by insurance, but the Freestyle Libre CGM was $37 at CVS & lasts for 2 weeks. The major cost factor (for most people) is getting a doctor to write you an Rx.

Levels is around $400, but all you have to do is fill out a form online & wait. They get a doctor to evaluate your profile & write an Rx, and then they fill the prescription & send it to you with patches & everything. Their app also does more data analysis than the default Libre app, and it puts the food-log directly on the glucose graph, which is surprisingly useful.

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