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Jethro replied to mollyjade's discussion 'Fighting with Prescription Insurance'"Check out one of those mail order pharms they will often send three months at a time if your ins will pay and they usually will because those pharms charge less money. I agree with the doc intervention. All I had to do was threaten my insurance when…"
Brian Wittman replied to mollyjade's discussion 'Fighting with Prescription Insurance'"First of all, congratulations on beginning to pump. I hope it will be a good experience for you. Many with whom I have talked agree with me, that we will not ever happily return to shots.
It is not fair. nor is it right that we have to depend upon…"
Nell replied to mollyjade's discussion 'Fighting with Prescription Insurance'"Kathyann, The two mail order companies I have used (Medco and Caremark) have always done well with insulated insulin and other meds that need to be cool. Pills are OK for a few hours in the mail box. Many Texans and Floridians have also indicated no…"
Kathyann replied to mollyjade's discussion 'Fighting with Prescription Insurance'"I started having this problem 2 months ago and I don't pump. Insurance will pay for 100 strips every 17 days, same with pen needles. It didn't matter what my doctor wrote. I'm still battling multi drug resistant UTI so don't have…"
Spock replied to mollyjade's discussion 'Fighting with Prescription Insurance'"I had a problem with the mail order place a while back. Suddenly, they decided they were sending too many pump and CGM supplies every 90 days. This really irratated me because I only order what I need. They told me it was "my…"
PedsRN replied to mollyjade's discussion 'Fighting with Prescription Insurance'"I have a similar problem. Now that I have a cgm, my insurance company will only cover half of the amount of strips that I previously had. And yes, I also asked my MD to write my Humalog pump prescription for more than what I used just so I could…"
"We tried this and the pharmacy "lost" the prescription. I got a hardcopy, and I'm going back there with it."
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Dear Ophthalmologist,
Posted on February 13, 2008 at 12:26pm 0 Comments 0 Likes
Please stop asking me why I'm not wearing contacts. I tried them. They're not for me. We have this discussion every time we see each other. It's not that I mind repeating myself, it's just that if I'm going to spend $75 to see you for 8 minutes, I'd rather not waste any of that time discussing the fact that I'll never catch a husband if I don't pretty myself up. And when you do look at my eyes, please don't say scary things like "I don't like the way that looks" without explaining what's going… Continue
Confession of a Diabetic Who Lives Alone
Posted on August 22, 2007 at 2:23pm 7 Comments 0 Likes
Since there's no one around to see, I do a little happy dance when my blood sugars are good.
Lost
Posted on July 25, 2007 at 8:01am 5 Comments 0 Likes
I'm always trying to come up with a good metaphor to explain diabetes to the rest of the world. Lately, I've been thinking that having diabetes is a lot like that computer in the television show Lost. Every 108 minutes (or so) the diabetes requires some maintenance. At first you say, "Sure, all I have to do is press this button? That sounds easy." But then as time goes by you start to think, "Why do I have to press the button?" and "I wish I could just watch this two hour movie without… Continue
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- At 3:09pm on September 26, 2009,
Linda G said…
Hey! How's it all going Molly...hope all is well!
- At 8:56pm on October 2, 2008,
sparrowrose said… - Hey, Molly. I just wanted to stop by and say hey again. I'm still doing well - my health is continuing to improve. I hope your life and health are going well, too! I'm hip-deep in graduate school right now and really grateful that my diabetes was diagnosed and is being managed now because I couldn't do all that I'm doing if I were still as exhausted as I was all the time when my sugars were high.
Hope all is well with you! I just wanted to stop by and say hi again because we haven't 'talked' in a while. Take care!
- At 8:21am on June 28, 2008, sparrowrose said…
- Dr. Barnard is steering a lot of diabetics toward a vegan diet (http://www.pcrm.org/diabetes ) I'm guessing that there weren't as many veganbetics in the past because so many doctors are so vehemently opposed to their diabetic patients following a vegan diet. It was a real battle with mine and the clinic's still not happy about my choice but have finally stopped trying to tell me I'm insane and killing myself. But now with clinical research and respected doctors supporting a vegan diet for diabetics, I predict we'll be gradually seeing more and more of us.
- At 10:24pm on June 27, 2008, sparrowrose said…
- thanks for the invite, Mollyjade. I'll drop by the message board and see what the weather's like over there. I used to use PPK recipes a lot (very tasty stuff) but now it's harder to find one of them that fits the guidelines of my diet without major tweaking (though I did make the Punk Rock Chickpea Gravy from Vegan w/a Vengeance tonight. I just leave out the oil on that one) so I get most of my new online recipes from fatfreevegan.com
- At 11:04am on June 19, 2008,
Manny Hernandez said… - Hey! Long time no see. How have you been doing? Since you joined we have added a bunch more profile questions, in case you want to add to them. Just click on "My Settings" (top right) and click "About Me".
Take care,
- At 10:05am on April 30, 2008,
Suzanne~ said… - I get the same from them and feel the same. I have contacted them numerous times to start a young adult/adult T1 support group, but they haven't responded to me...
I think that would be an absolutely fantastic idea! I was going to contact them one more time, and see if you were interested as well, and then just go off on my own.
- At 9:42am on April 30, 2008, Suzanne~ said…
- Oh that's fine, I figured you might not. Gosh, it is such a gorgeous day!! I just want to go play in it!! :)
Do you do much with the JDRF?? I might have asked you that before...
- At 9:31am on April 30, 2008, Suzanne~ said…
- Hey there!! How have you been?? Just wanted to check in! Oh, who do you see for your CDE?? I am in desperate need of a new one...
- At 6:52am on April 1, 2008,
Micky said… - Hey, have you ever experienced or heard of anyone getting random brusing from Diabetes? My daughters elbow hurt and then got black and blue yesterday, didn't know if this has anything to do with her diabetes?? anythoughts
- At 8:03am on March 20, 2008, Micky said…
- I looked into camps after you mentioned it and there is one camp here in New Hampshire, (we live in Vermont) and it is full, I have put her on a waiting list and am now looking for others in the area. Thank for your help!
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