Call To Arms!

Over at TuDiabetes, Gina Capone has dubbed July 1 CGMS Denial Day. So many of us are being turned down for this coverage that we need to raise our voices. If you have been denied or know someone who has been denied, join us on this day. We should make our voices heard.We did it during Type 1 Diabetes Day. Here's the next call to arms.

CGMS Coverage

Yesterday Kerri posted about being denied for CGM coverage by her insurance company. She also posted her letter. Denials seem to be going around lately. Things are still iffy with my continual coverage. I wrote my letter and sent it. I am going to post mine also. Voices are being raised as more and more people are being denied for this new technology. Yes, it's new. No, it's not perfect. But it's

MiniMed Rep & the Insurance Company

As I had mentioned in a previous post, my insurance company may stop paying for my CGMS. And for everyone's CGMS. This has been a concern of mine for the past few weeks. I ordered another supply of sensors, and so far they are paying for them. I ordered a 3 month supply at the time, hoping that I could stretch them out for a while. Mostly because I cannot afford to pay for them out of pocket. The

Diabetes and Other People's Problems.

I was talking with my mother the other day. She and my step-father run their own business and have been having some trouble with a client. While I was talking with her, I kept saying, "I just hate to see you have to deal with this!"And she said this to me, "There are people all over the world who have problems that I don't want. They deal with earthquakes and tornadoes and floods and sickness and

Taking a Break!

I am officially taking the day off tomorrow! No work! Woo-hoo!!! It was originally planned that I was going out of town for the weekend, but after some changes in plans, I am staying home. I could have gone into work tomorrow, since I'll be in town, but I decided, after a very emotionally draining week and a half (long story dealing with my personal life...you know, the one I don't talk about.),