I am feeling so out of the loop. I haven't been on here in quite a while. Used to be a daily event to come on and write my post and read all of yours.
I just haven't felt "into" it of late. I hate to say it but I'm sick of Diabetes. And by that I mean, I'm
tired of the day to day. I know it sounds strange, but up till now I've been kind of feeling alone in this.
Not feeling sorry for myself, or burnt out, just bored. Not much relevant has been happening. I'm feeling a little angry at someone. I'm not really sure who I'm angry with, but I'm angry. Let me explain.
Finally, after much hard work by some very determined people, the Dexcom G4 has been approved for sale in Canada. I was thrilled by this news! 3 years ago, I would never have given this a thought. I was only recently thinking about an insulin pump and couldn't quite get my head around having something attached to me 24/7/365. Now I'm seriously considering having another "something" attached to me!
As the years with diabetes go on, I realize that I am not feeling the symptoms of these lows as much as I used to. It bothers me that some days I "feel" low at 5.2 and other days I can be 2.8 and feel perfectly normal. It bothers me that I may be alone, or with one of my grandchildren when that 2.8 hits with no forewarning. My husband is pretty good (read great) with noticing lows in the middle of the night, but he is also a truck driver and not home every night. This is kind of scary. I don't want to imagine what could happen. For many years I neglected taking my bedtime shot of Levemir for fear of going low and not waking up. It has happened on
So I had been waiting impatiently for the approval for sale in Canada of the Dexcom. I thought this would be a great advantage to me in staying safe. I spoke to the people at Animas long before the approval came through. Gathering information for the day when I could contact my insurance and get the go-ahead to order my G4.
Alas, that apparently, is not going to happen. I spoke with them two times in the past week. The first time was to advise them that the Dexcom was going on sale on November 25 and I needed to know what paperwork they would need to approve it for me. The second time was to be told that my insurance company does not cover "medical devices", and would not likely make any exceptions in that regard.
Needless to say, I am pissed. I explained to the nice lady, that in my insurance handbook it states clearly that my coverage includes a maximum $10,000.00 per calendar year in coverage and "includes prescription drug items approved by ******* **** ***** and certain over-the-counter items which are considered life-saving in nature and which are approved by ******* **** *****. Including diabetic supplies."
So after explaining how a Dexcom is a potentially life-saving device, and the reasons that I think the plan my company has should cover them, and saying that I cannot be the only diabetic within the Loblaws company of stores, I was told that she would go back and see what she could do, but in the end I may have to go to my union and press them into adding that to our coverage when we renew our contract next time. Next time is 2 years from now. Other plans within the same insurance cover "medical devices", but mine does not.
I feel a battle coming on.
In other, much brighter news, I have received 7 postcards so far from my postcard buddies! WDDPE is so much fun, and it does really drive home the knowledge that I am not alone, no matter how alone I feel. Each day I go to my mailbox with such anticipation! Just look at the wonders that have greeted me so far!
I'll try to be more constant in my postings and keep you up to date on my Dexcom dilemma.
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