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AS A TYPE ONE, INSULIN DEPENDENT VIETNAM ERA VET, I HAVE BEEN WAITING FOR THE NEW ABBOTT INSTINCT CGM FROM MEDTRONIC SINCE (B)(6) 2025. MEDTRONIC HAS CONSISTENTLY PLIED US WITH ADS, COME-ONS AND INDUCEMENTS INCLUDING FREE, EXTRA SENSORS ETC. HOLD-UPS FOR DELIVERY WERE "INCOMPLETE DOCTOR PAPERWORK/NEW PROCEDURES/AND FINALLY MEDICARE CODING PROBLEMS. I CANNOT TAKE THE STAIN THAT THEY PUT ME THROUGH. THEY HAVE DONE IT IN THE PAST TO KEEP STOCK UP AND NOW TO COVER A SPIN-OFF OF THE MINI-MED DIABETES DIVISION? IF YOU CAN'T SUPPORT YOUR PRODUCT, DON'T LEAVE THE PATIENT TO SUFFER. I HAVE A STACK OF EMAILS, UN-PAID REIMBURSEMENT OF $1,000.00 FOR OUT-OF-POCKET CGM AND DIGITAL CREDIT CARDS FOR BETA TESTING THAT ARE DIFFICULT TO USE. THIS COMPANY, MEDTRONIC MINI-MED SHOULD FIRE SOMEONE. I STARTED ON THE MEDTRONIC INSULIN PUMP AND CGM IN 2007; AFTER THE FIRST SUPPLY DELIVERY, OUT-OF-POCKET FOR CGM UNTIL ATTORNEY (B)(6) WON ENOUGH CASES AGAINST MEDICARE IN THE "INJUNCTIVE" BATTLE TO OBTAIN MEDICARE CGM COVERAGE. I HAVE MAINTAINED AN A1C OF AROUND 6.5 WHILE AVOIDING THE ER EXCEPT IN 2023. THE STRESS OF PHARMACIES/NURSES/EDUCATORS NOT KNOWING HOW TO EXECUTE "LETTERS OF MEDICAL NECESSITY"/SCRIPS AND APPROVALS UNDER MEDICARE PART B (AS IN "BOY"), I AM CLOSE TO COLLAPSE. THERE HAS TO BE A BETTER WAY. I HAVE DONE WELL, HAVE TOO MANY ASSETS FOR VA CARE BUT AM NOW IN DANGER OF LOSING EVERYTHING. BEING A MEDTRONIC CHAMPION, MIN-MED 780G POST MARKET PARTICIPANT AND INSIGHT RECEIVER HAS GIVEN ME NO INSIGHT! I AM NOT ON SOCIAL MEDIA EXCEPT FOR LINKED IN, BUT MY BEST SOURCE OF SUPPORT IS REDDIT. THIS HAS TO CHANGE. I SUPPORT MY LOCAL SHERIFF BUT MY US/IRELAND PUMP COMPANY? NOT SO MUCH.