Cost of Testing & Treatment-How to Survive?

breezeonby · 03-18-2010, 21:26

Hey everyone! My thread probably is no surprise to anyone who has diabetes, but testing and treating diabetes is very expensive. I get a 3-month supply of my medications at a time. I have a set insurance copay but my pharmacy always shows on the receipt how much my insurance saves me. If I had to pay for my medications and supplies out of pocket, I wouldn't make it. My insulin alone for 3 months retails for $1700. I am not sure what my true out of pocket expense is per year, but it is up there. How do you survive? I do buy some extra supplies that my insurance doesn't pay for, but I shop for the lowest price on everything. And then, diabetics usually buy some special food as well. If you don't have diabetes-then you have no idea of the expenses.

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breezeonby Moderator Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Ohio, USA Posts: 1,357	Cost of Testing & Treatment-How to Survive? Hey everyone! My thread probably is no surprise to anyone who has diabetes, but testing and treating diabetes is very expensive. I get a 3-month supply of my medications at a time. I have a set insurance copay but my pharmacy always shows on the receipt how much my insurance saves me. If I had to pay for my medications and supplies out of pocket, I wouldn't make it. My insulin alone for 3 months retails for $1700. I am not sure what my true out of pocket expense is per year, but it is up there. How do you survive? I do buy some extra supplies that my insurance doesn't pay for, but I shop for the lowest price on everything. And then, diabetics usually buy some special food as well. If you don't have diabetes-then you have no idea of the expenses. __________________ Breezeonby {Female} DX/T2 January 2000 Medications: Glipizide XL, Lantus, Novolog Using I-Port For MDI Zofran & Erythromycin for Gastroparesis Gabapentin-Neuropathy Zocor 40MG, Fish Oil 4000MG A1C/5.2% April 14, 2010 A1C/5.5% June 1, 2010