Quoted from http://blogs.wsj.com/health/2007/12/26/so-how-much-generic-protonix-is-out-there/:
Health Blog : How Much Generic Protonix is Out There?
Teva’s aggressive launch of a generic competitor to Wyeth’s reflux blockbuster Protonix is on temporary hiatus as the two companies try to work out a deal.
I think they call today Boxing Day.
Several times I thought about posting — but I’ll be honest, I was pretending not to be a diabetic yesterday. Not real hard — but skipped some boluses and ate some things without counting calories.
Blood sugar was 130 this morning, and I went no carb for breakfast, so I’m doing good by now.
Usually on holidays, I pretend the holiday doesn’t exist so this was a refreshing change of pace.
Hope everyone else had a quiet, enjoyable day yesterday too.
I’ve been going along for months, using Medco for all of my scripts when they go and throw a wrench in the works. The second most important drug for me, is Protonix and I noticed that I was almost out of Protonix. No renewal notices have shown up though.
So I took a look at the Medco site, and it was filled on September 22, and the system says it’s eligible for refill on February 08. Okay, so I did the math and it’s supposed to be refilled on December 22, not February 8! Not only that, but this week is Christmas week and next week is New Year’s so that the chances that it will be refilled in the next two weeks is slim to none.
So I email Medco and tell them the problem with the dates. I get an email back telling me that it is eligible (I knew that) and how to get a script (I knew that too). Nothing about the problem on the dates.
So I email them back and tell them about the date thing again. This time they tell me that the doctor hadn’t called in the refill and here’s one to refill it (yeah, I knew both of that too). Again nothing on the dates.
So on the third email I wrote in all caps do you even bother to read these, and wow, they did. Probably won’t fix their software but I’ve already seen some indicators that they don’t hire the sharpest programming crayons in the box.
I also think I know why they are notifying me that the script is changed — a generic is coming out — post coming.
If it truly happened that way, hope the man wins.
Quoted from http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/dn/latestnews/stories/122107dnmetwaxlawsuit.245849f.html:
But the response the 52-year-old diabetic from Waxahachie received one morning this April was humiliating, discriminatory because of his race and excessive, the man’s attorney said.
This IS cool. Last night I ran across a blog post by Alfred Thompson about teacher workshop in February. It’s on the Celebrity Century and I am SO excited. Microsoft is footing half the bill.
I have NEVER been on a cruise, so feel free to give me diabetic and CPAP hints. I already know to take a loaner pump. I’m going to check to see if that is possible or if there are other better arrangements.
It’s not like they can FedEx something to a ship.
It’s a short one — 5 days, and we stop at Key West and Cousomel.
I’m 48 — the age my father was when he died.
The good news:
I’m running dog agility and teaching a full load of classes. He was at home, on oxygen and couldn’t leave the house. Also couldn’t eat in the same 4 hours as he took a shower.
Bad news:
I wish I was in better shape.
Working on it though.
She’s been on vacation since the 14th and I didn’t realize how much I missed her.
Hope she’s having fun!
You have to sign up for a magazine, but when you get done, they also say they will send a Multi-clix lancing device for free. Long mine, so I asked for another.
Quoted from https://www.accu-chek.com/promo/us/drtvpromo.htm:
Completing the Circle of Care
The magazine for better diabetes self-management!
Don’t forget about Fit4D — Fitness for Diabetics. I’ve been using them over half a year and really find their help valuable.
A team of diabetes educators including CDEs, exercise physiologists and nutritionists provides information and answers questions on how to stay healthy with diabetes during one-hour interactive FREE web seminars sponsored by Fit4Dā¢.
Saw the sleep doctor today. He agreed that the fit on my CPAP was not right and ordered a new one. I took a small on the one I knew, but had the option for another brand. I might try that one next time, but right now, I know that switching masks will bother me and I think it will be better to go with the smaller change. Maybe spring break I’ll try a new one.
Said another the only other thing that would help right now is having more hours in the day. Apparently I really need the 10 hours of sleep. The good news, is maybe I can get some sleep in the bank during winter break.