Turns out that was a cold I had. I went home early last Monday and was knocked off my feet promptly. Luckily I landed on the sofa! (ok, bad joke). I had just enough energy to drag my butt to work on Thursday and Friday but I am still [...]
February 19, 2008 – 12:27 pm
I have been in constant contact, sending at least a half dozen emails a day, with my clinic since this insurance company vs. the insulin pump fight started. We are currently working on a second, and final, appeal.
I spoke with the insurance co, they believe their independent reviewers are up to date with all [...]
February 15, 2008 – 11:42 am
I received the latest letter of denial from my insurance company.
Here’s what the letter says:
“This appeal was reviewed by an independent external consultant, Board Certified in Internal Medicine with a Sub Specialty Certificate in Endocrinology Diabetes & Metabolism….
… Although the patient has met the criteria of being on on intensified insulin therapy program, and has [...]
February 13, 2008 – 12:05 pm
Insurance has denied my doctor’s appeal for coverage of an insulin pump and continuous glucose monitor, again.
Feeling very hopeless and helpless right now.
February 7, 2008 – 5:38 pm
This article, Take a deep breath, and read recently posted in the LA Times hits a little too close to home for me. Please take a moment to read it. http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-lopez2jan02,1,156338.column
Just like Preston, in the article, my insurance feels that one dose of Pulmozyme a day is [...]
February 5, 2008 – 6:59 pm
This past weekend my friend and his roommates, “The Lafayette Household”, threw a live jazz house party where donations were asked for in the name of my future insulin pump. The band was great, Vajra Blue, http://www.VajraBlue.com. The conversations were fun. I had a great time making new friends and seeing old [...]
January 31, 2008 – 12:36 pm
After reading Amy’s Open Letter to Steve Jobs, over at Diabetes Mine, regarding the lack of I have come up with items I would love to see integrated into the insulin pump. Maybe some day these things will come to fruition! Maybe they would call it the iPump? hehe
PDA one where [...]
January 24, 2008 – 8:02 pm
Still in the throws of the appeal process, I sit and wait, and wonder how long it is going to take for me to get the simple things I need. I would just buy an insulin pump and a monitor now, with my own money, but I know that my insurance would try to [...]
January 17, 2008 – 9:54 pm
I had to have my doctor translate the denial letters to me. I was denied the insulin pump because I do not have Type 1 diabetes. Which, they are right, I don’t. I have CF Related Diabetes. But I still NEED insulin. There are so few of us out there with CFRD I don’t think [...]
January 16, 2008 – 11:55 am
I am not sure why, I will find out later today, but insurance has denied my request for an insulin pump and Continuous Glucose Monitor. I am not surprised about the CGM, but floored they denied me an insulin pump.
Do they not realize I have diabetes? My A1c at last check was 9.0, [...]
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