Yesterday I received a letter (included at bottom of this blog as a PDF) whose logic totally escapes me. My request for Tricare to provide me with CGMs to aid in the treatment of my diabetes was turned down BECAUSE the script came from my GP, not an endocrinologist or diabetes management expert. Seems that they maintain that such people are “experienced in the management of insulin-dependent diabetics…and familiar with the operation and reports necessary for proper management of continuous glucose monitoring systems.”
The logic in this approach is totally counter to the PR the manufacturer, Abbott advertises as to how simple the CGM is to deploy and use. What operation and reports are they speaking of?
This appears to me to be just another instance of bureaucratic BS hiding behind obfuscation.
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