If you are on an insulin pump, insurance coverage can be a real pain. If you use diabetic supplies such as glucose meters or diabetic medications, this blog post is for you!
I recently changed insurance coverage and thought everything was OK. I wrote this post to help diabetics be aware of how insurance companies do not look out for your best interest. As we know, there is a lot of paperwork, rules and guidelines which tend to take first place before health or common sense!
My last insurance company, did not cover the continuous glucose monitoring system which works together with my insulin pump. They claimed my overall diabetes was already controlled and it wasn’t necessary. What a surprise, I thought. Isn’t it important to always improve your health?
My new insurance company, covered an upgraded pump and continuous glucose monitoring system BUT they had a contract with another company for the glucose meter and test strips. I am presently appealing this decision.
Although I love my insulin pump, I thought I would give it up and go with a new pump which was connected to the glucose meter and testing supplies which were covered. At this point, I learned the facts. Only certain insulin pumps are covered and certain glucose meters are covered. And the irony of this is that none are covered entirely with pump and meter.
Isn’t that like getting a Toyota car with Chevy doors or making a Devil’s Food cake but using some ingredients from an Angel Food cake? It doesn’t work correctly unless you use all the parts from the same manufacturer or the ingredients from the same recipe.
I share this with other diabetics for one purpose. When looking for insurance coverage, find out all the detail about coverage for your diabetic supplies, insulin pump or diabetic medications first….then sign on the dotted line!
