[humanser] pre diabetic problem

[Denise Shaible]

The Division and list serve is called Diabetes Action Network and the 
National President is Mike Freeman.  I believe every state has a local 
chapter but, I'm not sure.  So, Here is something I pulled from their page. 
This might help.  I only wish I had thought of this earlier but, I'm not a 
member of this Division.

Using Diabetes-talk
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diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org.

Regards,

Denise

-----Original Message----- 
From: Serena Cucco
Sent: Thursday, May 08, 2014 12:52 PM
To: Ericka Short ; Human Services Mailing List
Subject: Re: [humanser] pre diabetic problem

Hi Ericka,

Try the listserve for blind diabetics.  I don't know what it's called.
I also don't know if you have to join the list to post to it or if
David Andrews could give you permission to post there, even though
you're not subscribed to that list.  He checks this list often and
would be able to tell you.

Good luck,
Serena

On 5/7/14, Ericka Short <ericka.short at wi.rr.com> wrote:
> I was just diagnosed pre diabetic last month.  Neither the state nor
> Medicare will pay for a talking blood glucose monitor or anything else
> because of this.  If I were diabetic everything would be covered.  I have
> another diagnosis which people are prescribed Metformin for, yet they do 
> not
>
> recognize this as a reason either.  I know I can pay for a monitor on my 
> own
>
> but why should I buy one when diabetic counseling gives sighted people  a
> free Prodigy monitor?  The doctor has tried to put in a prior 
> authorization
>
> but  they won't even look at it because I'm not diabetic.  Any ideas?  I
> don't know where to get low cost supplies if they don't cover them either.
> HELP!  I thought I'd try here first since you seem to have gret 
> connections
>
> and resources.  All the county  office  says is to appeal but if they 
> won't
>
> send a letter to anyone stating they won't cover it, what can we do?  The
> doctor is willing to write a letter stating the reasons for things 
> including
>
> my vision requiring a talking monitor but they do not know where to send
> it.
>
> Anythign you can do is appreciated greatly.
>
> Ericka J. Short
> 262-697-0510
>
> "I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me". Philippians 4:13
> "No hand is too small or too big to do good in this world." EJ. Short
>
>
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