Barking Dog wrote:

> 50 strips is about $45 US, I'm retired on disibility. Every penny has to
> be accounted for. I see my Doc at the end of the month so I will request
> more strips for more testing.

If you are on disability shouldn't you be on Medicare? AFIK, Medicare
will pay for your test strips.
--
Janet Wilder
Bad spelling. Bad punctuation
Good Friends. Good Life

"Janet Wilder" > wrote in message
...
> Barking Dog wrote:
>
>> 50 strips is about $45 US, I'm retired on disibility. Every penny has to
>> be accounted for. I see my Doc at the end of the month so I will request
>> more strips for more testing.
>
> If you are on disability shouldn't you be on Medicare? AFIK, Medicare will
> pay for your test strips.

Medicare costs money. And it doesn't pay much at all in terms of
prescriptions unless you get really a lot of them. Even then you still have
to pay some out of pocket. I am not on it. Eligible but my insurance I
currently have is better. Now I could be wrong but I just went to their
website and it does not look like diabetic supplies are covered. Some meds,
yes. But not strips for the meter. At least they're not on their list of
covered meds.

On Thu, 08 Feb 2007 12:04:46 -0500, "Priscilla H. Ballou"
> wrote:

>In article .net>,
> Barking Dog > wrote:
>
>> > That sounds more like it - although still a bit lower than
>> > I'd have expected. If you are having a very low fat
>> > breakfast you may be peaking even earlier at, say, 45
>> > minutes. Are you timing from the start or finish of eating?
>>
>> If I peak quickly - is that a good thing?
>
>No, nor a bad thing. It's just a matter of figuring out when it is so
>you can get the truth about how high you're spiking. Spiking high is
>not a good thing.
>
>Priscilla

Hi BD

What she said.

It's your body. Work out which is going to cost more. 100
strips or future complications.

There are ways to achieve results with minimal strip use. If
you're interested I'll give you a planned testing regimen.
It works like this
http://www.alt-support-diabetes.org/NewlyDiagnosed.htm but
takes longer using two or three strips per day.


Cheers, Alan, T2, Australia.
d&e, metformin 1000mg, ezetrol 10mg
Everything in Moderation - Except Laughter.
--
http://loraldiabetes.blogspot.com/
http://loraltravel.blogspot.com/
latest: Epidaurus

Janet Wilder wrote:
> Barking Dog wrote:
>
>> 50 strips is about $45 US, I'm retired on disibility. Every penny has
>> to be accounted for. I see my Doc at the end of the month so I will
>> request more strips for more testing.
>
> If you are on disability shouldn't you be on Medicare? AFIK, Medicare
> will pay for your test strips.

Yes, I'm on Medicare.

Between Medicare and my Part D policy the cost of the strips are
minimal. That's not the problem.

The prescription for the strips call for one test a day and Wall Mart
won't let me have extra strips until the required number of days pass
unless I pay full price for them.

When I see my doctor at the end of the month, I am going to have her
write me a new script calling for more testing.

Barking Dog

Julie Bove wrote:

>>If you are on disability shouldn't you be on Medicare? AFIK, Medicare will
>>pay for your test strips.
>
>
> Medicare costs money. And it doesn't pay much at all in terms of
> prescriptions unless you get really a lot of them. Even then you still have
> to pay some out of pocket. I am not on it. Eligible but my insurance I
> currently have is better. Now I could be wrong but I just went to their
> website and it does not look like diabetic supplies are covered. Some meds,
> yes. But not strips for the meter. At least they're not on their list of
> covered meds.
>
>
DH is getting test strips from Medicare. He might be making a small
co-payment, but not paying anything like retail price.
Our drug plan now pays like part D so it was better before Medicare but
there was no option. Social Security put him on Medicare automatically
when they did the disability determination. Our health insurance became
part B.

From our experience, Medicare's drug plan is not better for people who
take more drugs. Just the opposite. Their limits are based on the retail
price of a drug, not your co-pay. Lots of people fell into the "donut
hole" this year and that's why congress has to make some changes. The
more drugs one uses the worse one does with Medicare part D.
Unfortunately most perscription drug plans adopted the Part D method of
payment for their subscribers on Medicare.

His pump was free as was his new meter. He pays a small co-pay for the
pump gear and insulin.

--
Janet Wilder
Bad spelling. Bad punctuation
Good Friends. Good Life

Julie Bove > wrote:

: "Janet Wilder" > wrote in message
: ...
: > Barking Dog wrote:
: >
: >> 50 strips is about $45 US, I'm retired on disibility. Every penny has to
: >> be accounted for. I see my Doc at the end of the month so I will request
: >> more strips for more testing.
: >
: > If you are on disability shouldn't you be on Medicare? AFIK, Medicare will
: > pay for your test strips.

: Medicare costs money. And it doesn't pay much at all in terms of
: prescriptions unless you get really a lot of them. Even then you still have
: to pay some out of pocket. I am not on it. Eligible but my insurance I
: currently have is better. Now I could be wrong but I just went to their
: website and it does not look like diabetic supplies are covered. Some meds,
: yes. But not strips for the meter. At least they're not on their list of
: covered meds.

On Medicare, strips etc are covered byt the Medicare, not teh MedicareD
drug plan. I get the strips et al form a mail order co. tht fills my MD's
perscription, bills both medicare and my supplimentary insruance so i pay
nothing adn get them sent right otthe door.

madicare D, the drug plan, pays 75% of teh cost of the drug until you his
a total of something like $22250 in drug costs (you and your privider),
then you go into the donut hole, paying 100% of your sosts until you have
paind something in excess of $3,600 oout of pocket. Some pland ameliorate
this part a bit.

Wendy

Alan Moorman wrote:
>
> My doctor prescribes 4 tests a day. I don't understand just
> 1 a day!!!!!!!!
>
> My pharmacy will give me as many as I use on a regular
> basis, as demonstrated by my use over time.
>
> Alan

Your pharmacy probably understands diabetes better thsn wall mart.

I have a sneaking suspicion that my Doc told me that I'm pre-diabetic to
scare me into eating right and losing twenty pounds. Although I could
be wrong (I'm frequently am).

Barking Dog.