They have a nice website where you can track what is going on. The podraist has been paid, Animas has been paid — I do own them some money but haven’t gotten a bill yet and no problems.
Even the pharmacy isn’t too bad, but I haven’t had them process an allergy script yet.
One of my coworkers had problems as it has to be precertified with additional paperwork.
Just read an article in Diabetes Forecast about Type 2’s being resistant to going on insulin.
Well, DON’T BE!
The most frustrating time in my life was the few months I was on diabetes medication. I swear to GOD, that the blood sugar was run by a random number generator … nothing I did seemed to affect my blood sugar, it just was what it wanted to be.
Insulin is a pain, and the pump makes it more complicated, BUT I feel better. Plus, I’m in control, not some silly little pill.
Thanks to MedicMom, I went to http://www.htmlkit.com/services/favicon/ and made a Favicon, SO if you bookmark my site, you’ll get a tiny little picture of my insulin pump with my listing in the favorites.
Yeah, I’m such a geek!
TheraSense | Investor Relations
Here’s the important quote:
We are also pleased to announce that the pre-market approval application for Navigator, our continuous glucose monitoring system, has been granted expedited review status by the FDA,” said Mark Lortz, President and CEO of TheraSense.
Good Site!
Agent, Consumer, Industry News from the Texas Department of Insurance
They have an online compliant form, which I’ve filed out and I’ve requested an Independent Review of the Pump Rejection.
I’d LOVE to have the pump covered — the policy covered up to $3500 in durable equipment expenses, and I’ve spent less than $200. Especially since I’ve found out that the humidifer is a rental, not a purchase. Weird.
So the max I can get back on the pump is probably $3250 or so. It’s still over half the cost of the pump.
I’ll of course, be happy for the supplies alone, but I should get at least one of them.
And it’s diffently been worth the full cost.
So far, so good. I’ve been to my primary care physician twice. Once for update on scripts and blood tests, and once because I was having a crisis with my GERD and needed doctor’s advice.
I’ve been to my podrist for a cortisone shot for heel spurs.
I’ve ordered 3 months of supplies from my pump company.
I’ve filled 3 prescriptions — one on the way, two delivered.
So far, everything’s been smooth, and no problems.
Blue Cross/Blue Shield of Texas PPO, through the State of Texas teacher’s insurance program.
Head To Head Study: Pumps Versus Glargine and Fast Acting Insulin
Actually it isn’t because they went further than just finding out whether or not the patient perferred the pump. What they found out was that the patients had at least the same numbers, if not slightly better with the pump.
Be VERY careful on how you get your doctor to write your supplies. I swear my prescription says to test 8-10 times a day.
Medco has choosen to interpret this as test as many as 8 times a day and is sending me 7 boxes of 100 test strips. Instead of 9.
At least so far, they have not tried to get me or the doctor to change brands.
I check — between January 1 and January 15, I had 129 entries in my log. That means I have been testing 8.6 times a day.
Typically I check when I wake up. Two hours after meal. If I am driving without eating or checking. Before and after exercise, and sometimes during if things aren’t right — I tend to go low exercising.
Yep, that’s a lot of holes. Bring on the continuous blood sugar monitor device. PLEASE!