Comments on: Hello…my name is Denise.

By: Shelton Christiane

Shelton Christiane — Sun, 26 Jan 2003 08:10:17 +0000

Hey B! Glad you joined us! I’m (obviously) not Denise, but am in the
US. Yes, we have to pay for all our meds here. If you have insurance,
then you only have to pay your copay, but you’re still paying for it.
I’ll give you some numbers on our situation, which I think is pretty
typical here. We pay $600 a month for our insurance. Then we pay $15
everytime we go to the doctor,$500 for every time in the hospital.
Meds are anywhere from $15 to $45 each, depending how much insurance
will pay for each thing. Our insurance doesn’t cover insulin (go
figure!) so we pay $22 per bottle. Kind of scary, isn’t it?
Melissa

By: Joseph Charolette

Joseph Charolette — Thu, 23 Jan 2003 19:30:29 +0000

Denise,
Do I take it that you have to pay for your medication in the USA?
We get it all paid for by the govt. here in the UK.
We can’t join the army or air force here.
I believe the navy has some desk based jobs we can do.
B. Kellas - diagnosed in 1966 & still going strong!
— In type1_diabetes@y…, “Denise Radcliffe”

By: aundrea_20

aundrea_20 — Sun, 19 Jan 2003 06:04:47 +0000

Hey Denise! Welcome to the group! ND huh? Bet your in the snow now!
We are from northeast NE, now in KC. So you’ve had diabetes
practically all your life. I have said many times I can’t imagine
having a baby and having to tell them ‘You can only eat this much at
these times’! I was a stay at home mom also for the first 2 years
after Damion was diagnosed- before we moved here there were no school
nurses where we were, so I had to be there to take care of him. I
just recently went back to college to pick up my last 2 classes for
pre-med (considering ped. endocrine, but not sure) and I have gotten
a job in a local ICU. I know what you mean with having to have good
insurance- this disease definatly is not for the uninsured! Anyway-
glad to meet you, and post anytime!
Melissa
— In type1_diabetes@y…, “Denise Radcliffe”