[PragmaticPulp]

> To me, that's a lot of money for a piece of plastic

It’s a medical device with wireless electronics, a mechanism to insert a sensor filament into your skin as painlessly as possible, and a lot of R&D went into making it. It’s not just a “piece of plastic”

The companies charge overhead to have a doctor write a prescription. You can try to find someone who will sell you one from India or another country, but by the time you pay international shipping you’re not saving much.

Regardless, don’t expect it to be all that informative for your condition. If you’re having episodes of hypoglycemia with symptoms, you don’t need a device to tell you that. CGMs are most useful for conditions without overt symptoms, where you need a device to expose the subtle changes. If you’re having episodes, just log that.

> Hopefully I can get a prescription and get this all covered by insurance.

There is a near zero chance that insurance will cover a CGM for curiosity or for diagnostic purposes. If it’s not indicated for a condition and there aren’t significantly powered studies readily available, it’s not something insurance would be interested in.