Even though her eyes were clouded with cataracts, Mrs. Romero’s gaze was steady, leaving no room for ambiguity. No room for argument. “I won’t take insulin,” she said firmly, “I don’t care if I die.” Period. End of discussion. At 85-years-of-age, my patient was joining the ranks of a new movement: elderly patients who refuse to take medications ordered by their doctors.
Isolated incidents or the cusp of a new trend? Just how big is…
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A new regulatory debate about whether certain medications should require prescriptions makes me reflect on how good things used to be when it comes to obtaining my own diabetes meds over-the-counter.
Insulin, in particular.
Two decades ago when I was on second-generation insulin like Regular and Lente, I could walk into a pharmacy and pick up a bottle of insulin without needing a prescription. That was helpful during those times when I forgot my insulin…
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The topic for this month’s Diabetes Social Media Advocacy blog carnival gives us a chance to tell our insurance companies what we’d like them to pay for, in an ideal world of diabetes coverage. As we all know, diabetes sure can be expensive. Insurance can help take away some of the financial burden, but sometimes the things we want, or more importantly need, are just not covered by insurance. This month’s DSMA carnival is a fill…
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By
AmyT on
October 8, 2010
Personally, I feel that mail-order prescription services have saved my life, so I almost choked on my breakfast bar the other morning reading this Philadelphia Inquirer headliner: “Pharmacists Take On Mail Order.”
You. Are. Kidding. Me. Now the powers that be are trying to take away the ability for us to have 90-days’ supply of our meds and equipment delivered to our doorstep? Don’t they know what a boon that is to people who depend…
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