[Diabetes-Talk] Somebody ground me, please?

Sat Feb 9 21:41:03 UTC 2019

Veronica,

I get it. Rant away, girl. As if insulin isn't expensive enough. I can only
buy a single vial at a time right now, because to buy a 3 months supply,
which they usually want me to do, cost almost $500 a month. I have 2 kids,
so this isn't all that feasible. Obviously, I end up paying for this
eventually, but I just can't do it all at once. So I buy a vial at a time,
which fills 3 Medtronic reservoirs, which last me roughly 3 weeks. So, about
every 3 weeks, I'm buying another vial of insulin. In this country,
especially if you have insurance, insulin shouldn't cost this much. But for
years now, the cost of insulin has gone up and up. In the last couple of
years, insulin has gone up 300% and probably higher by now. Disgusting. We
literally need it to live.

In the beginning of the year, we have to meet our deductible, which is why
it cost more, and at the end of the year, there's usually a medical gap, and
it cost more again.

Veronica, I recall someone here sharing a year ago or so that those of us
with pumps would have to notify our pharmacies about being on a pump,
because of changes in how insulin users on a pump versus those on injections
would be handled. Anyone remember this?

Bridgit

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Cc: Veronica Elsea <veronica at laurelcreekmusic.com>
Subject: [Diabetes-Talk] Somebody ground me, please?

Well, writing my post in response to Doula kind of calmed me down a bit but
I don't know what else to do here. It's either spit out a bunch of bad
regrettable language or cry and beg for hugs or something. Today I paid a
visit to my local pharmacy only to discover that my insurance arbitrarily
decided to cut my monthly insulin allowance by a third. No warning. No
nothing to or through my endo. Nothing. Heck, I just got all of this
authorized in October. The pharmacy said they just do stuff like this
because it's January. Somebody answer this. Why in the world do we even have
doctors any more? I told all of you about my fights over my rheumatoid
arthritis injectable drug, 3.92 doses indeed! I had a horrible doctor's
appointment this week where all he did was yell at me about what a victim he
was and how they go above and beyond for me. All I do with my endo is work
on the next batch of forms for someone. It probably isn't helping me that I
can't shake this sinus infection and with no good echo location, I smacked
my head but good the other day, but somehow, after the three-hour battle
with Dexcom yesterday which resulted in nothing, then to run into this
today, I'm just exhausted. Obviously I don't really mean this, but standing
there in the pharmacy, I felt this momentary flash of anger that almost made
me feel like, well I'll show you and just not take any of it! Like I said,
that's obviously not my plan, but I sure feel like nobody gives a blankity
blank about me the person right now. I don't understand why such a well-off
country seems so bent on killing off its citizens who pay the taxes.
Anyway, I know you guys don't have magic beans or instant answers, but I
just had to rant somewhere in the hopes that I can put this down and get
something done with my afternoon. Thanks so much for listening.
Veronica

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