[Diabetes-talk] update on Denial of Insulin Coverage

[Eileen Scrivani]

I do not believe its as simple as a matter of preference, A.K.A. just 
getting what we want because we want it.

Before I made the switch to pens, I was using the count A Dose,
When my diabetic educator saw it, she immediately came forth and said she 
questioned the "Exactness" of the dosages the device was pulling up using 
vials & syringes.  She said all it would take to throw it off by a fraction 
of a unit or half unit would be a slight & unintentional  movement of the 
hand or a little accidental extra push up or down and the insulin dose would 
be thrown off.  For many people a fraction more or less may not have a great 
impact.  For me at that time that little difference was having a huge impact 
on my numbers and the way I felt.

The pens deliver a very exact dosage and are a requirement for good control 
and even numbers.

Eileen