Blackmail.... yes or no?
Yes or no is it blackmail? Do doctors blackmail us as a community???
Blackmail: The attempt to influence the actions by unfair pressure, threats or extortion
I never filled two scripts. : D They were intended (in "theory") suposedly to prevent "future problems" for which there is absolutely zero evidence or the slightest physical indication in the labs for them. Visited the MD a few days back. He was quite unhappy his scripts were not filled.
Required I fill them,
Required I see him in 30 days to "follow-up" with labs proving I took them.
More bluntly, if I do not "play nice" and do as I'm -throat clearing sound- told the implication is painfully clear:
No more mandatory scripts (insulin, strips, syringes, etc) for me, unless or until I do...
Do others have this grim experience? Yes or no, is this blackmail?
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Permalink Reply by Kelly WPA on -
I would be looking for another doctor. I understand that there are some things that are good for us, but we still should not be forced to take something that we don’t want to. I have had more than one doctor push statins on me telling me and they are not something I want to take. I am an intelligent adult and able to read and make my own decision. It is my body and I won’t have someone force drugs on me that I don’t want to take.
Just be careful and make sure you have another doctor lined up because of needing insulin. About 1 ½ years ago, I switched PCPs and after I called his office to cancel my appointment and tell them I wasn’t coming back, they called my pharmacy and cancelled all my refills, including insulin. He was the only doctor I ever filed a complaint against with the state licensing board and apparently, that is legal to do in the state of PA.
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Permalink Reply by Kim on -
If your physician has truly threatened to withhold prescriptions for insulin and syringes, and you live in a state where they can only be purchased with a prescription, you should report him to your state board of healing arts (or its equivalent in your state). A person with Type 1 diabetes cannot live without insulin; withholding it violates the Hippocratic Oath "First, do no harm." Test strips are another matter, as they can be purchased without a prescription. On the other hand, if you feel it is an implied threat, and has never been vocalized, reporting may not help. Maybe time to get a new physician.?
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Permalink Reply by Kelly WPA on
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I live in a state that you need a prescirption to purchase syringes & insulin (other than NPH & Regular). I did turn the doctor over to the state licensing board because he called the pharmacy and cancelled my refills on all prescriptions. All I had was insulin, pen needles, thyroid meds & BP med, no pain pills or anything. According to my state's licensing board, he did nothing wrong. They said they will keep the complaint on file in case anything else ever comes up about him.
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Permalink Reply by Natalie ._c- on -
I don't know about syringes, but you can always get Regular and NPH without a prescription; you just have to pay for them. Many states allow you to buy syringes without a prescription if you're buying insulin at the same time, but I don't know about your state.
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Permalink Reply by Gerri on -
Speaking of syringes, I buy in quantity from American Diabetes Warehouse. Tu D members get a discount http://www.tudiabetes.org/notes/Discounts. It's cheaper for me to buy from them then from a pharmacy with my insurance co-pay. Go figure!
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Permalink Reply by Brian (bsc) on -
Do you mean American Diabetes Wholesale? When pricing syringes or pen needles, I actually found Walmart Relion brand syringes at about $12.50/100 ct to be pretty hard to beat in price. Of course, not everybody has the "joy" of living near a Walmart. I also found like Gerri that my insurance co-pay was higher than the price for needles, so I don't even go through insurance.
And while almost all states allow you to by R and NPH without a prescription, there are still a number of states that restrict syringe sales to prescription (http://www.isletsofhope.com/diabetes/state-law/state-prescription-l...). So, in Massachusetts, you can buy the insulin, but you have to use a turkey baster to inject. That is smart.
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Permalink Reply by Jake on -
Mass has changed since them but your limited to 10 syringes, basically 1 pack otc per month similar to Nh and you have to know exactly what you want, for some reaxon you can,t just give them one and say you need this. Not sure tis part is law or intentionalal inconvenience
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Permalink Reply by Doris D on -
I would have to say "yes" What MAY happen in the future is really unknown but what they have "seen" happen to other diabetics who haven't done just what they say do.
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Permalink Reply by Kelly WPA on
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But what about the people that did do what they said and ended up with problems. What they said to do did not work but instead of thinking outside of the box and maybe what they wanted me to do actually did not work, I was labeled non-compliant. The first doctor to believe me was when I was in the hospital for a week and was controlling everything. He told me my BS baffled him! Then I found the DOC and found out why you don’t listen to doctors!
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Permalink Reply by Doris D on
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I Totally agree with you Kelly. I had a cousin who done pretty much all the DR said. Her reward? She lost 2 legs and 8 fingers, had to have a kidney transplant before she was 35 and died of a heartattack at 47. according to the dr shehad at the fime she was in great control. Just saying.......................
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Permalink Reply by boedica on -
i honestly wouldn't take the majority of what a doctor might prescribe. i will take hormones that my body cannot live without....but thats it.
and i'll be damned if i would allow a doctor to blackmail me into taking dangerous drugs.
and a p.s.
you are the customer. they are the service provider. if you don't like the service they provide, fire them.
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