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She hasn’t got insurance and was fired from her job because she was in the hospital for a week. She has a difficult time keeping her diabetes under control. She went to the welfare department and was denied a medical card to pay for her insulin, syringes, test strips, etc. Her doctor says her diabetes is manageable. Her blood sugar levels go down in the low fifties and then spike back up. The hospital supplied her with a one months supply of insulin and syringes. Her insulin is soon to run out and she can not afford to buy more. Does anyone have any idea where she can get help?
She lives with her boyfriend who works a full time job. He brings home 230.00 per week. They have rent, utilities, and groceries to pay for with his income.

My wife is a Type 1 Diabetic, the worst kind. We have no insurance, and do not make enough money to get any. As any diabetic knows, supplies are big $$$. Is there any government programs, or any programs for that matter that can help us get more supplies. We can’t afford them, and I have had no luck finding help of any kind. My wife is having insulin reactions sometimes four times a week. We don’t have any way of testing her blood sugar. Please someone out there help my wife, I am so afraid that I will come home from work one day and find her dead, or in a coma which is just as bad. I don’t know what to do, I love my wife dearly, more than anything else in the world, I would die for her without a second thought. Someone please help

True or no? I am not diabetic. My husband likes Stag beer. He was in southern Illinois today and found the motherlode supply at a gas station. He said he had a hard time finding it in northern IL and wondered why they had so much. The clerk siad that they sell the crap out of it because diabetics can drink it? My understanding of diabetes is that alcohol is broke down by the body as sugar…So……..Any thoughts?

my mom is 58 years old and makes about 12,000 a year, has diabetes and other health problems, she does have insurance, but her meds and insulin supplies are getting to be too much for her every month. does anyone know of any kind of assistance that can help?

Hello. Thank you if you are reading my post and it would be most appreciated if you can answer a few of my concerns.
My mom is finally getting me tested for diabetes. I cried to her and told her some of my symptoms but i didn’t tell her they were symptoms of Type 1 diabetes, she just assumed it was diabetes only because i told her i urinate a lot. But now i am worried that when i go to the doctors that the tests will not read that I have diabetes, when I KNOW I have Type 1 diabetes. I know i am no doctor, but i also know i am no hypochondriac.

But I find that the fasting test or the tests where you prick your finger aren’t accurate. I want to take a A1C or AC1 test? (what is it called?) because it shows your sugar levels form the past 90 days and i hear it is very accurate. i want to take every test possible so they will show i have Type 1 diabetes, because if the results show i don’t, then this will be the only time i get to go to a doctor and get tested.

The reason I am worried that it might not detect my diabetes, is because I’ve read about people who didn’t get diagnosed until the third time they got tested or until they went other numerous times. Plus, I am going to a cheap, local clinic so i am worried about the equipment or the doctor’s care. My mom has had a time were she had to go to a different clinic because the doctor gave her wrong results for something she got checked. But i know that if the doctor tells my mom i don’t have diabetes, my mom will Just be satisfied with those results and think I exaggerated. I know for sure my diabetes is at a stage of severity.

Additionally, my mom doesn’t get the difference between type 1 or 2. Well I am assuming she thinks there is Just one type of diabetes which is type 2 mostly find in obese children. I am not obese and she believes i should cut down on the sugar ever since she now believes I have diabetes, and believes this will control it and make me feel better. When in fact the diabetes I have requires me to take insulin and not Just to Control my diet.

Should i tell my doctor all my symptoms and that I am sure I have Type 1 diabetes (or will he think me a hypochondriac? Or will he get offended that I am self-diagnosing myself?) I don’t know what type of an appointment my mom is going to make. Since it’s a clinic, I don’t want them to scam me or my mom by giving me one measly blood test that shows i have no diabetes.

I know my mom is going to tell me to fast the night before. Should i fast, no matter what tests i take because I know an AC1 or A1C test doesn’t require fasting but the other tests do? Should i suggest to the doctor to give me a A 1C or AC1 test, or will he automatically give me One with no extra charge.

Will he charge extra for a urinal tests which aren’t accurate but I want to see if I have ketones (i think that’s how you spell it) but I don’t think I do. Will the doctor supply all the test or will i have to ask him? how do fasting test work? I know I am supposed to fast, then in the morning test myself, but am i supposed to have lemonade or a sugary drink, then get tested and then continue to fast for five hours and get tested in one hour intervals? I really don’t want to do that because I think it’s inaccurate but then again I do think it’s useful.

Will the doctor autmaticlaly ask me for my symptoms? will he explain that the junk food i apparently eat too much of is not the cause of my diabetes? Will the doctor just give me one blood test without talking to me or taking my weight or blood pressure ( i want him to take my blood pressure, my heart rate is always really high) or height. I am worried that base on what my mom makes the appointment on, the doctor will only perform what my mother requested or paid for. I am afraid I won’t be able to communicate my symptoms to my doctor. I want so many test made on me but I am afraid the doctor won’t perform them on me, and that my mother wouldn’t want me to take them either, because they will most likely call for more appointments and money. I also want a UTI test. Should I ask my doctor why i haven’t gone into some diabetic coma by now? Can you please help me? Please and Thank you. I am so sorry I sound like a hypochondriac and make my questions redundant but this might be my only chance to get tested for diabetes.
My symptoms include:
-frequent hunger (starvation no matter how much I eat)
-losing weight without trying
-bad vision (eyes always feel restrained and always hurt a lot, I don’t have glasses getting some soon)
-urinating a lot (which might mean i have a UTI i also think i have a yeast infection)
-i used to get A lot of headaches
-i get nausea but rarely, i used to feel like i would faint
-I used to feel really really drowsy, exhausted, tired
-I lack interest in things which is not my personality
-Abdominal pain, lower back pains
-Muscle spasms
-Poor circulation, feet and hands get tingly, mostly feet
-Hand fingers went numb before
- Secondary Hypohidrosis (look it up if you don’t know what it is) (caused by an underlying disease such as diabetes) hands are always cold also
-Heart rate is always fast
ALL of these symptoms which i hope I didn’t leave any out, are ALL that i have researched and found are “symptoms of diabetes” and symptoms of conditions or diseases that diabetes causes.

hey, so, my dad has diabetes but i dont know much about it, it’s kinda awkward to ask, as you would know if you had met my dad.

all i know is that he can’t eat sugar and he takes pills.

i know basic stuff about it from school, like there are two types and it is about your bodies insulin supply, but i just wanna know how it affects people in their day to day life and stuff.

thanks

I had Gestational diabetes during my last pregnancy. ( I was in denial but techically I was diagnosed) anyway. My daughter is now 6 months and I have been feeling like crap before and after meals, I still haver some BS testing supplies so I have checked my BS a few times just over the past few days and it has average to be about 145 each time this is at least three hours after I eat. I have also noticed that a tiny cut I got on my leg has taken months to heal, Is it possible that the diabtes never went away or that I do now, I know I need to go to the doc to see for sure but I need to wait a lil bit becasue I have no insurance, are these signs or am I just worried for nothing?

Thanks

Which of the following is NOT a function of bones?
To protect organs
To allow us to stand
To provide places of attachment for muscles
To help transport blood

2: Which of the following is a difference between bone and cartilage?
Bones are more flexible than cartilage.
Bones are harder than cartilage.
Bones are larger than cartilage.
Bones heal more completely than cartilage.

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Because muscles are arranged in opposed groups
Because muscles contract in different directions
Because muscle fiber has many different layers

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Because the heart has cross-striations
Because the muscle tissues have one nucleus
Because we can control our heart beat
Because the heart is made of smooth muscle tissue

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To allow blood cells to flow throughout the body
To bring food to cells of body tissue
To help fight disease
To carry hemoglobin to muscle groups

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By carrying hemoglobin to all parts of the body
By creating lymph out of plasma
Through white corpuscles
The blood does not resist invasion, other organs filter blood to remove micro-organisms

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Blood passes through the lungs to collect oxygen, into the right ventricle, into the veins, into the left ventricle, and into the arteries which lead to the lungs for replenishing the oxygen supply
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Blood passes from the right ventricle of the heart to the lungs, through the arteries, through the muscles, and back to the lungs through the veins

8: Distinguish between an artery and a vein.
An artery is carries much more blood than veins, which branch off of arteries
Arteries carry oxygen-rich blood to muscle tissue; veins return blood with waste be replenished with oxygen
Veins carry oxygen-rich blood to muscle tissue; arteries return blood with waste be replenished with oxygen
A vein carries much more blood than arteries, which branch off of veins

9: What is meant by “blood type”?
The kind of cells that make up blood, varying with the ratio of red to white blood cells
Hemophiliacs have a different blood type than healthy people, which is why their blood does not clot normally
A classification of blood based on inherited differences on the surface of red blood cells
A classification of blood based on inherited differences in the chemical compounds that bond to create blood

10: How is the action of a hormone similar to that of a nerve?
Because they both bring about responses
Because they are both delivered through the blood system
Because they are both issued from parts of the brain
Because they are both essential in puberty

11: What is diabetes and how is it treated?
The pancreas does not supply enough insulin and excessive amounts of sugar collect in the blood. It is treated by controlling diet and injecting extra insulin into the blood.
The thyroid gland is overactive and can cause weight-loss, irritability, and protrusion of the eyes. It is controlled through various medical procedures to reduce levels of thyroxin.
The pancreas produces too much insulin and breaks down the sugar in the blood too fast. It is treated by controlled diet and injecting insulin-suppressors into the blood.
The thyroid gland is under-active and people tend to become obese and slow in reactions. It is controlled by diet and injections of thyroxin.

Is there an organization that can help with medication and/or supplies that she will need? We live in Texas…Thanks in advance.

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i am morbidly obese (5′9″-294 lbs)I have insulin resistant diabetes. In my treatment plan I am to take along with my Metformin 2 other drugs to aid in my weight loss BYETTA-and XENACAL. I also have neuropathy as a complication from the diabetes and am prescribed LYRICA. My insurance will not cover the XENECAL for it is a weight loss drug and considered a “frivilous” expense. Nor will they cover LYRICA for it is new on the market .Ineed these meds in order to live a productive life to help loose the weight so i will not be diabetic. I am 45. I want to live until I’m 75. With out these meds ,I could die in 5 years.
The cost of these meds are -XENECAL-$230.00 for a 30 day supply
LYRICA-$210.00 for a 30 day supply.

i have 6 months supply of tablets for High blood pressure and for diabetes,etc.should i keep them in an airtight box,or refrigerate them

Hi, I need help! well i just turned 19 and am moving to Oklahoma for college. I had Medical in California but haven’t found anything that will pay for my doctors visits and supplies. being a student and living on my own is hard enough, any one know something I don’t?

So I am sixteen, I live in B.C. My mom and dad used to abuse my three brothers and me when i was little, and they moved out a long time ago and now i am stuck here. They constantly call me down and hit me. My dad is an alcholic, aswell as my mom.. but my dad is on antibuse so he cannot drink and my mom is not. I live a good distance out of town, and they lock me out of the house sometimes, sometimes at night too and it gets really cold.. my mom will start screaming in my face and hold my throat against the wall and if i try to move or stop her from doing that she will hit me, i have bruises all down my ribs, arms and legs and my head it swollen from having my hair pulled so much. I have gotten so sick of it that i just fight her back now, and im sick of putting up with this shit when i am a good kid. My dad, if he gets really mad.. he would seriously kill me, he almost killed my brother one year i remember…. anyways there is just too much to talk about and explain.. the point is that i am unable to live there anymore, i really think that if i have to stay there i will end up killing myself.. And i cant just leave because i am Type one diabetic and i am very insulin dependant.. Social services have been involved with my family a few times before but i just wont leave.. I finally talked to a school councilor a few days ago at school and she called a social worker that i have talked to about a year ago, and she knows my situation and everything. But basically, my only choices are to go home, or get foster parents in another town. I really dont want to go home.. i cant do it.. but i also dont want foster parents at all! I dont want to have to go to a new school and lose all my friends, and just everything about it.. I refuse to go to foster care.. and they wont let me go on independant living even though i am 16, i get good grades and i am responsible (theres stuff they dont know ive done lol) but really.. i am going to have to go home at some point.. i will need more insulin and diabetes supplies.. im staying at a friends house at the moment, but they dont exactly have much money and they are getting evicted on the 1st and even though a few friends of mine have said i can stay/live with them.. i just dont want to do that to them, you know what i mean? If you were me, what would you do? I really, im just lost… I feel like theres no hope..

Also, the councilor said that if i was ever able to find a roomate/rent and apartment on my own, that the government or whatever would cover my medical stuff for my diabetes, is this true? I dont know what to do.. especially since i also have school.. and i dont look at dropping out as an option.. since ive made it to grade ten i might as well suck it up until i grad so i can have a better future..

Thanks for any answers..
The thing is.. my brothers think im just the “little princess” and they wouldnt help me.. And my parents put on a show infront of everyone so it seems like theres nothing wrong. My mom is very strong, but i can take her, but my dad on the otherhand.. i could never even.. wow. I dont really have a job at the moment because i live too far out of town and my parents wouldnt drive me. .. Im surprised by how many people have answered this though.. wow, thank you guys..