Hmmmmm…. so after 6 months of fighting, and FINALLY winning “approval” for my continuous glucose monitor from GreatWest health insurance, they are refusing to pay! What the #3!!?!
I have no idea except to call a lawyer about this one. How on earth can they approve the device, agree it is medically necessary, but [...]
On Tuesday I started using a new blood glucose meter. I have been using a FreeStyle Flash for several years and absolutely loved it (quite ticked to hear they are no longer making the Flash). In fact a few weeks ago I found a new feature on it that made me fall deeper [...]
I am finding the hardest part of diabetes is ‘remembering’.
I have to remember to check my blood glucose levels:
when I wake up
before every meal
two hours after every meal
before bed
sometimes before driving
sometimes before/after snacks
sometimes at 3 am to make sure I am not sinking into oblivion
every time I turn around
I have to remember to make sure [...]
Searching high and low on the net, it was very hard to find a medical id bracelet that really fit my personality. I finally found Lauren’s Hope and found something that fit my taste. I am fairly plain, but fairly girly, and wanted something kind of classic looking but not too attention grabbing [...]
I am about to have my first insulin pump class tomorrow. i couldn’t be more excited!! But before I head off to pump land, I want to tell you about my latest discovery in insulin delivery, the insulin pen. When I was first diagnosed with diabetes seven years ago, I was given [...]
So I thought I had been doing really well with my new high-fructose free diet. (cue the music… bum bum bummmm)…. until this morning. I never thought to read the lable of my yogurt container, it’s yogurt, it should be good for you! But turns out I was waaay wrong! My [...]
I received a recipe from one of my favorite readers for Smoothies! YUM!
As I may have mentioned before, I did a test (accidental as usual) when I was sick several months ago. I found out I felt awesome (a huge difference) the next morning if I ate a vegetarian dinner the night before. [...]
I think it is time for an update on the case of the un-insurance-covered insulin pump and continuous glucose monitor system.
My doctor said we are finally ready to pursue my final appeal of insurance coverage for an insulin pump and continuous glucose monitor. It took a while to find and compile research studies since [...]
Come on people! Don’t make me do this all by myself! Let’s support each other in improving our health! (okay, I’m sorry, that is a little too cheery for a Monday morning, I agree). Today I start the first step of my new healthy “diet” or shall we say ‘lifestyle change’? This [...]
April 25, 2008 – 12:48 pm
I had something strange happen to me the other day in clinic. I walked by some of the rooms on the way to mine and I saw Cystic Fibrosis patients with gray hair! I had NEVER ever seen that before! It was kind of a weird realization that I may get gray [...]
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