Author: kathleen

I even got the short ones. The copay was only slightly higher than the formulary copay. So I’m very pleased.

One of my commenters is on the same insurance as I am, she wrote about getting the needles automatically. I’ve never gotten needles automatically, of course, my script for the Novolog reads for pump use.
When I was on MDI, my doctor’s office always wrote a script for needles and insluin at the same time, but I can’t remember if they were the same script or not.

My CDE wrote the Symlin script with both Symlin AND the shorter BD Needles on the same script and it was definately different copays.

FYI: I am REALLY looking forward to dealing with insurance next year. They are giving us a debit card for FSA purchases. I’ll just set up Medco to use that card, and use that at the doctor’s now and won’t have to deal with cash. I think I still may have to deal with receipt though, and I will have to get better about that.

I have responses to four final exam questions which meet the criteria for length and hopefully answer the questions correctly. It’s not due until Monday, but I’m turning it in early.

We’re still on the last week of discussion, but it seems to be winding down. Many of the participants are already back at work, not much is happening during the day.

So I’m getting more done.

I order and received a 3 month’s supply of Symlin. I was a little alarmed because the outside of the package was HOT. But as soon as I opened it, it was definately still cold.

Unfortunately Medco doesn’t realize it isn’t insulin — there was an insert on insulin shipping — and Symlin is more delicate than insulin in when it comes to shelf life.

Got my letter today about the start of school. Monday, 8:00 am. On a single folded sheet of paper. Inside said we still had budget and space challenges.

On a happier note: I sent in my extra credit answer. I probably don’t need it, but I’d hate to be a few points short and that would have saved it.

Final is coming along nicely. The news media is helping that, as about every day an article comes across my RSS feed that helps. These questions are all about research!

This is a bit creepy.

Diabetes In Control – A New Way To Treat Diabetes?-Discovered By Accident?

A rare complication of gastric bypass surgery that leaves its victims virtually disabled, may point the way to new treatments for diabetes.

Rick St has made some great comments tonight. And some really good advice.

I will admit that I am not as cautious on lows as Type 1’s need to. The good news, is that I haven’t had a treatable low since I’ve gone on the pump. I’ve been on the way down. I’ve been border line a few times driving which gives me the luxury of picking something full of sugar as insurance. That’s the hardest part, picking something “good”.

And the BD SureClip actually holds onto the needles it clips, so you don’t have to worry about disposing of them. Apparently it’s almost impossible to find around here. It’s not listed on the major drug store sites, and my local pharmacy can’t get it even with the NDC. I’ve found a diabetes supply that carries them, so I might try that way.

I personally just stash sharps containers everywhere I might use one.

I’m even closer to the end. I have officially completed my course work for one of my two classes.

I still have a discussion, an extra credit question, and the final to complete for the other class.

Whew.

Got my last medical thing of the summer done today — mammogram. Summer is when I get the annoying medical things done, and the mammogram is always the last one.

Got my last medical thing of the summer done today — mammogram. Summer is when I get the annoying medical things done, and the mammogram is always the last one.