"I experienced the same issue last year. When I started on Omnipod, UHC covered it for 3 months to be refilled at the retail pharmacy. Later they stopped covering it and I went through the appeals process to have it covered. The doctor sent something…"
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Bolus not working - Multiple POD changes
Started this discussion. Last reply by Jacob's mom Jan 1. 9 Replies 0 Likes
Had a harrowing weekend with (omni)POD changes for 9yr old DD.Initially changed POD on Sat at 7pm. BG went up to 275-300 and did not correct with bolus. Gave bolus through syringe at midnight and it…Continue
How long does it take for canual infusion marks to dissappear
Started this discussion. Last reply by IBelieve Sep 27, 2011. 8 Replies 0 Likes
Hi All,My 9yr daughter switched to Omnipod about a month ago after about 6 months of MDI. She wears the pod on her belly only. We change the site every 3 days but the canula insertion marks have not…Continue
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diabfighter replied to IBelieve's discussion 'Appealing Coverage of Freestyle strips w United Helath Care / Medco' in the group OmniPod Users
Natasha Bowlds replied to IBelieve's discussion 'Appealing Coverage of Freestyle strips w United Helath Care / Medco' in the group OmniPod Users"We appealed this - not to get to buy them at retail, but to qualify for the cheaper co-pay. I argued that the tiered system (ours are called tiers instead of levels) only worked for people who could make a choice, which are generally type 2 patients…"
Jen in CO replied to IBelieve's discussion 'Appealing Coverage of Freestyle strips w United Helath Care / Medco' in the group OmniPod Users"We are in the same boat. We appealed, but had no luck. But we do still use the Promise program, we get the $50 back every 3 months instead of every month, though. It's not much, but it helps. (we have two of us on Omnipod) I was very frustrated…"
HPNpilot replied to IBelieve's discussion 'Appealing Coverage of Freestyle strips w United Helath Care / Medco' in the group OmniPod Users"If you call the Freestyle Promise program they will send you a form for getting the $50 rebate from mail order pharmacy...as you send in each one, they will send you a form for the next along with a check."
annecy replied to IBelieve's discussion 'Appealing Coverage of Freestyle strips w United Helath Care / Medco' in the group OmniPod Users"I found that if you have your insurance thru an employer getting their Human Resources people involved in the appeal can be effective. My appeals (on my own) never worked. Also, the Promise program accepts a receipt from my mail order insurance…"
DEA replied to IBelieve's discussion 'Appealing Coverage of Freestyle strips w United Helath Care / Medco' in the group OmniPod Users"I spoke to a rep who came to my place of employment, explaining that the strips are not as fungible as they think they are. They seemed to think that I had grounds for appeal, but I just gave up and used the mail-order service. I would think that…"
Michael replied to IBelieve's discussion 'Appealing Coverage of Freestyle strips w United Helath Care / Medco' in the group OmniPod Users"No idea how to do that. I experienced the same thing about a year ago with my strips moving levels. My insulin cost dropped, but my strips went from around $10 to $50 now. So irritating.....Good luck!"
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Appealing Coverage of Freestyle strips w United Helath Care / Medco
Hi All,My daughter started on Omnipod last winter.1) Our insurance, United Health Care + Medco Pharmacy considers Freestyle strips as a Level 3 drug. Level 3 drugs are $70/mo copay while level 1 (eg. one touch ultra) are $10/mo, but they need too much blood for my daughters liking and her sensitive skin.2) Abbott Labs has a co-pay assistance program (called Promise) which reimburses upto $50/mo of copay, but United Health Care / Medco do not have the billing system in place to work with Abbott…See More
roadsterchic replied to IBelieve's discussion 'Too many Pod failures! Is this common?' in the group OmniPod Users"Hi... I recently had one box of pods that 7 out of 10 had issues. 4 did not beep when insulin was injected into it and 3 had errors after about 2 hours of wearing and had to be deactivated. I placed a call to Insulet and the rep there told me that…"
IBelieve replied to Putertech's discussion 'Painless pod removal' in the group OmniPod Users"I had bought Wal-Dryl itch releif spray from Walgreens to help with my daughters itching. When I applied it, lo and behold, the pod just peeled off and almost fell. I am trying to see which ingredeint in it causes the pod glue to be undone to make…"
Steve D replied to IBelieve's discussion 'Too many Pod failures! Is this common?' in the group OmniPod Users"Here's a new one for ya....I have had MORE than my share of Pod issues/failures....and I finally went to the Anamas "Ping" for a bit (30 day trial), unfortunately I found the tubing to be more than I could handle. Shortly after that,…"
FHS replied to IBelieve's discussion 'OmniPod Over-delivering Insulin?' in the group OmniPod Users"Not neccessarily.
I've had pod change highs at sites that are much more sensitive than others. That indicates that there is a period of adjustment that the pod and site must go through before a consistent level of sensitivity is reached.
4…"
barbraann replied to IBelieve's discussion 'OmniPod Over-delivering Insulin?' in the group OmniPod Users"Scary! I know. I've also gone along for 3 days and not been able to bring my bs down, changed pods and then couldn't keep them up and there doesn't seem to enough food to make a dent! Next change, runs perfect. Change again, and…"
IBelieve replied to IBelieve's discussion 'OmniPod Over-delivering Insulin?' in the group OmniPod Users"She is 10 and may be experiencing hormonal changes but this pod had a 3-day low pattern. The pods prior and after were more what we noramlly see. A 3-day hormonal change is possible but is probably unlikely, I feel.
We used to have better experience…"
IBelieve replied to IBelieve's discussion 'OmniPod Over-delivering Insulin?' in the group OmniPod Users"Thanks for your reply. The second night it went from 100 to 35 in an hour. This happened about 4 hours after eating. In 3-4 hours the food and bolus insulin are out of the system. I suspect that the pod was overdelivering basal. That is likely…"
Putertech replied to IBelieve's discussion 'OmniPod Over-delivering Insulin?' in the group OmniPod Users"How old is your daughter? Could hormones be factoring in? I must be one of the weird ones where I don't get third day highs.....but I'm using Humalog - maybe makes a difference?"
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