[Diabetes-Talk] a few questions

[d m gina]

I am wondering then why do they make us pay for so many pills threw out 
the years before not just putting us on insulin?
Oh well, life is good.

Original message:
> Janette,

> You're type 2, correct? This is why Medicare will only cover so many 
> test strips. It's following the antiquated idea (sadly set forth by too 
> many doctors still) that type 2s only need to test once or twice a day. 
> It's wrong and disgusting.

> BTW, don't knock insulin, grin. Study after study shows that the sooner 
> type 2s go on insulin, the better glucose control they have. Insulin 
> isn't a bad thing. I hear this a lot from type 2s, and I don't know 
> where the idea comes from. It actually helps and is not a bad thing.

> That being said, sadly, unless you go on insulin or develop type 1 
> (which can happen to type 2s) many insurance carriers probably won't 
> allow for more than testing a couple of times a day.

> Curious, has your doctor fought this decision much? Medicare has put 
> its foot down a lot on things for me, but my endo fought it, submitting 
> letters for various things, and Medicare caved. It doesn't always work, 
> but it is possible for a doctor to appeal finddings with Medicare and 
> fought for a patient. That's been my experience.

> Bridgit


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