Turned down by Jenny Craig: anyone else?

Replies to This Discussion

Permalink Reply by Mo Bishop on October 26, 2009 at 7:38pm

Now that blows!! Have you looked into NutriSystems? I know they have a plan for T2. I guess Jenny Craig is synonymous with beeatch!! I don't see the problem if your Doctor signs off on the idea. Good luck!

▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Traci on October 26, 2009 at 7:47pm

Are they just wanting Type 2, pill and oral controlled?

▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Terry Keelan on October 26, 2009 at 8:39pm

The Jenny Craig medical FAQ page discussed Type II diabetes (http://www.jennycraig.com/corporate/medical/faqs/) but not Type I. The JC Diabetes Fact sheet says they might do exactly what they did to you (http://www.jennycraig.com/assets/documents/corporate/DiabetesFactSh...)

In my opinion, based on recent video evidence, you don't need Jenny Craig. You need Dino to come up there and whip your butt into shape with some hard core b-ball for a week or two.

And lay off the cookies.

Terry

▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by nel peach on October 26, 2009 at 8:50pm

Terry : this response is awesome , cause I love cookies too ...in my case I have not gained weight , however my A1C is up from last time ...can Dino came to snowy Salmon Arm, BC, Canada too , please and tell me , the Lab screwed up , ha, ha ?

▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Manny Hernandez on October 27, 2009 at 10:23am

I should have looked at that before going to the meeting. Still, it's disconcerting that they'd turned anyone down based on the limited information they gathered from me:
-They had no clue what my most recent A1C was.
-They knew nothing about my diabetes management.

I do agree that I should (and will) do more of what appeared in the video:

▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Ahmad ( Al ) on October 28, 2009 at 3:49pm

LOL, love it, wish I had couple of your friends Manny! ;)

▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Gina Capone on October 29, 2009 at 9:06am

Manny,

I was also denied by JC and had a fight with the lady too. They have a diabetes plan there too so its really false advertising. I was approved by my doctor, he told them that I would be able to handle myself but, they didn't care I still got denied. I don' understand if your doctor ok's it why they would deny it. Unless their nutritional facts are not correct and our bolus will be wrong for what we ate.

Anyway, I was determined so I went to another JC and signed up under my married name, didn't put that I had diabetes and got approved. lol I am so sneaky.

Who are they to tell me I can't join a weight loss program? I didn't feel like pursuing it further or else I would have fought it harder. I felt like I won in the end! It did help me get my a1c down from 8.2 to 7.3 though.

▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Andreina Davila on October 29, 2009 at 10:15am

Yes, I had the same worry that their nutritional facts were not correct... I really hope there is nothing like that, that will be really bad.

▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Khürt Williams on October 30, 2009 at 6:35am

If the nutritional information is incorrect then what would the use of their program. I imagine most people join Jenny Craig because they want to know they are eating X amount of Y etc. I'm not saying their info is incorrect.

Based on this one sentence from the Jenny Craig information regarding diabetes I think the main issue is one of liability.

"Our Jenny Craig Consultants are not medical professionals and are not qualified to provide such education or advice related to diabetes management."

▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Gina Capone on November 1, 2009 at 8:33pm

Khurt,

Regarding your quote: "Our Jenny Craig Consultants are not medical professionals and are not qualified to provide such education or advice related to diabetes management."

They ask you to have your medical professional know that you joined the program so, if you are supervision of your medical team and they approve that you can be on the program why would they still deny you? I understand the liability thing but, I think as long as you are in contact with your diabetes team through the whole diet and maybe JC has you sign something covering any liability issues that you should not be denied. Why do they ask you to contact your doctor in the first place. I really think in the end, it is discrimination.

Ugh, should I fight this? LOL

▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Gail L on November 4, 2009 at 9:33am

Wow! that wore me out watching. Oh, to be young again.

▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by dino on October 27, 2009 at 10:30am

LOL - you guys are too much!!

▶ Reply to This

• First
• Previous
• Next
• Last