Guest guest Posted December 17, 2002 Report Share Posted December 17, 2002 <PRE>no i don't. i used my mom in law's spare a couple years back when they thought. he never said anything about checking it. hope he will check it tomorrow. kathy in il Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 17, 2002 Report Share Posted December 17, 2002 Hi Kathy...if you are diabetic, blood glucose meters are usually covered by most insurances, including the test strips. Of course, some insurances don't. But if you're now on medication, it's really important to be able to monitor your blood glucose levels, or if you're feeling like you're going too low, to know that for a fact and treat it. Thee are companies that offer them free to diabetes patients, cause they make most of their money off the test strips. I've received 2 invitations in the mail to try new meters no charge to me. If you don't have coverage for one, you can gt one for very little. Watch the newspaper adds for pharmacies, Wal-Mart, Target, etc. Often times a meter will be $40 - $80 dollars, however they give you a HUGE rebate...sometimes almost the entire price! Again, they really want you to use their strips for that is their profit. I've found that when I'm feeling pretty good, I can easily slip into denial and practically forget I have diabetes. Checking my blood helps me to stay on track. Love You, Kiddo... Tess Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 18, 2002 Report Share Posted December 18, 2002 <PRE>thanks tess. i went to the dr this morning and thinks that my headaches and lightheadedness/feeling ill is my body getting used to the medicine. he wants me to continue and he wrote me a script for the one that tests the arm. so i've got to find a way to do that. he wants blood sugar readings 2x's a day for 2 weeks. (figures that payday is still a week off!!) but my parents are on their way and my snowblower is ready for pickup. my dad and my son are going out to play pool and i'll bet my mom will take me to the store. i hate to even think about asking for more help. but this is really important too. i got the holiday basket from the city. so much food!!!! ham, turkey, snacks all the fixins, milk, rolls, pancakes, cereal, cookies and jello. kathy in il Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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