Reclaim your freedom from the fingerstick
#FingerStickFree advocates for South African Medical Aids to include life-changing Continuous or Flash Glucose Monitoring as a Prescribed Minimum Benefit for people living with Diabetes.
What does it mean to be #FingerStickFree?
BEFORE SENSING TECHNOLOGY WAS AVAILABLE
How sensing technology helps people living with Diabetes
Pain free monitoring
Flash glucose monitoring allows you to conveniently check your glucose with a painless, 1-second scan of your CGM or FGM device using your phone instead of fingersticks!
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BUT JUST IMAGINE...
Preventative-care
The glucose monitoring systems on sensing technology devices provide healthcare professionals with deeper insights and allow for informed treatment decisions.
Why sensor technology is so extraordinary
The device lets you see your glucose levels 24 hours a day
No need to stick your finger five times a day
No more squeezing out a drop of blood for each reading
Simply scan the device for flash glucose monitoring (FGM)
Or send the reading to your phone for continuous glucose monitoring (CGM)
But there’s a problem
Many medical aids are delaying in deciding whether to pay for FGM and CGM even though they know these devices can help their members.
We put pressure on medical aids through the petition to encourage them to make this choice.
Diabetes should not be lethal in South Africa, but it’s still the leading killer of women and the second most common cause of death in men in South Africa. More people die from Diabetes than from TB, HIV, and malaria put together. *
Own Your Overall Health
Here’s how it works
Preventative-care
The glucose monitoring systems on sensing technology devices provide healthcare professionals with deeper insights and allow for informed treatment decisions.
Make Real Change Happen
Be part of the community
Join the #FingerStickFree movement and add your voice to the call of many other people living with Diabetes. Together, we can make an impact and help gain more access to CGM or FGM for all members of our community.
