tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8191128400524019706.post1568438576225254828..comments2024-03-22T05:18:23.597-04:00Comments on Kayla's Life Notes: Now Use Them!Kayla O'Connellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09677392507125490960noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8191128400524019706.post-25665167154102423502012-05-16T12:50:42.494-04:002012-05-16T12:50:42.494-04:00Insightful Post :-)Insightful Post :-)Pearlsahttp://pearlsa.com/blog/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8191128400524019706.post-37669817757510763582012-05-16T11:41:51.219-04:002012-05-16T11:41:51.219-04:00There is one problem with testing and using your m...There is one problem with testing and using your meters. The cost. If you don't have government insurance, you're the one who has to pay for the supplies for your meter. <br /><br />The cost, not only emotionally and health wise, of being a diabetic is enormous. <br /><br />I use the contour meter. I test 3 times a day, sometimes it's up to 7 but most of the time it's 3. I get 3 boxes of 50 strips a month. My supplier charges my insurance company $135.50 and the insurance company knocks off, it's called an adjustment $28.77. So my price is $104.73. I get 2 boxes of 100 lancets. My supplier charges my insurance company $29.00 and the insurance company knocks off $6.22. So my price is $22.78. So every month, until I meet the deductible I pay $127.51 for JUST my strips and lancets.<br /><br />But the big problem is the insurance company my husband's company uses. They have decided if the doctors ordered a script for 150 strips a month, that is how many you will use. They do not believe a strip will be damaged or you may have to recheck because the result is too far out of range. Many times if I'm below 30mg/dL (2mmol/L) I don't get enough blood on the strip or my fingers are wet and I get water where the blood goes. So a wasted strip.<br /><br />If your doctor orders you to test 10 times a day (I'm friends with the owners of where I get my supplies) the doctor, patient and the diabetic supplier has to fill out tons of extra paperwork. Then the insurance company will decide if the 10 a day is required!<br /><br />So there are times when a diabetic may want to test more often than they do, but for reasons not under their control, they cannot.LRMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06670715983949140434noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8191128400524019706.post-10429208216235456262012-05-16T10:02:59.022-04:002012-05-16T10:02:59.022-04:00Very insightful post! You're totally right th...Very insightful post! You're totally right that insulin can be abused if not used properly. I think this is a challenge many of us face. And our meter only helps us if we use it! Great post, I totally appreciate the reminder ;)Sysyhttp://thegirlsguidetodiabetes.comnoreply@blogger.com