DENIED! – Insurance issues.

January 16, 2008 at 11:55 am | In Challenges, Cystic Fibrosis Related Diabetes, Kidneys, Support, diabetes, insulin pump | 1 Comment
Tags: CGM, complications, continuous glucose monitor, health insurance, insurance

I am not sure why, I will find out later today, but insurance has denied my request for an insulin pump and Continuous Glucose Monitor. I am not surprised about the CGM, but floored they denied me an insulin pump.

Do they not realize I have diabetes? My A1c at last check was 9.0, three months before that it was 9.3. A normal A1c is between 4% – 6%. I am already experiencing complications with my kidneys due to this and it affects my CF too. Do they not see the benefit of giving me a piece of equipment that will help lower these levels and prevent further damage and further complications???

Why does insurance seem to lack the skill of logic?

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Oh Aspen, you must be in shock! I don’t understand these insurance companies – don’t they understand that you need this pump to replace part of your body that is now not there? Do they think it’s going to grow back??? I just DO NOT understand why it is so hard to get the help that you (we) need.

I love you and I’d buy this darn thing for you if I could. Makes me so very sad that I can’t do more for you.

Comment by Ant Donlyn — January 16, 2008 #

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