Glucose monitors & supplies
Checking your sugar should not be the expensive part.
Glucose monitors, test strips and lancets are often helped with when your doctor says the testing is medically necessary — and a continuous glucose monitor may be an option for some people. Whether any of it applies to you comes down to your plan and your doctor's notes. Deborah will help you find out.
What usually has to be in place
- A diagnosis of diabetes, and a doctor who is managing it.
- A note from that doctor saying the testing is medically necessary.
- For a continuous monitor, the specific criteria your plan uses — which vary, and which is exactly what gets checked.
- A supplier that is in your plan’s network, which matters more than people expect.
Those are the typical conditions, not a promise. Coverage is always your plan's decision.
The kinds of supplies people ask about
Standard blood glucose monitors
The familiar meter you prick your finger for, along with test strips, lancets and control solution. These are the most commonly helped-with supplies.
Continuous glucose monitors (CGM)
A small sensor worn on the skin that reads your glucose all day. It may be an option for some people depending on your treatment and what your doctor documents.
Insulin pump supplies
If you use a pump, the supplies that go with it fall under their own set of rules. Worth going through if that is you.
Test strips and lancets
Easy to overlook, and they are the part that has to keep being refilled. Deborah will help you check how refills work under your plan.
Already testing? Still paying out of pocket?
A lot of people buy their strips every month and assume that is just how it is. Send your name and number and Deborah will check whether your plan helps with them.
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