Re: Insurance, possible Diabetes

[Guest guest]

OK, You so freaked me out I just called the nurse and shes going to

get it to the doctor. So if they didn't check for that yesterday she

is suppose to call me back and get me back in there!!! I told her

how I ofund it in my family and I told him yesterday it wasn't in my

family at all, cause like you our family doesn't stay in contact

very well! The military hospital told my husband he was hypogysemic

(spelled wrong) is that type 1 diabetes?

Thanks alot Joan and everyone for helping me figure out whats wrong

with me!

> , glad you got some info regarding insurance and the

surgery. About

> possible Diabetes, I personally wouldn't wait a month. My feet

were

> numb-ish for 3 years prior to the main symptoms showing up....all

this time

> doing nerve damage. I even had my doctor look at my feet because

I was

> concerned....apparently he wasn't concerned. The lab work I get

is a

> fasting test, blood sugar, H1AC (long time blood sugar), and

recently an

> insulin level. I would call the doctor's office, and tell them

your concern

> about possible Diabetes, and request a blood test.

>

> Leaving it is not good. As I had no clue that most of my family

had

> Diabetes (no real contact with most of them), I hadn't a clue as

to what was

> wrong with me. For 5 months, I put up with all of it, until I

found out

> about the family history, and immediately made an appointment.

For those

> that know what blood sugar levels are, mine was 596!!

>

> Joan

> LAP RNY 11/18/03

> Dr. Higa, Fresno, CA

> 282pre-op/275surg/235/140

> jclinton@s...

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[Guest guest]

, Glad you're getting tested. If you didn't fast for the test

yesterday, that test is not what you need. It must be a fasting test.

Joan

LAP RNY 11/18/03

Dr. Higa, Fresno, CA

282pre-op/275surg/235/140

jclinton@...

[Guest guest]

Ok, the doctor called me like 30 mins. after I called him and said

he wanted me in within the next 2 days to get tested for diabetes,

and he sounded very worried, that I am, or that's just how he is. I

am going in friday. I didn't realize diabetes was so serious, thanks

all!

He said he heard a Palipatation in my heart, what doea that mean?

O, and on my insurance the confusion was that I am not on Tricare

Prime, the free insurance, I am on Tricare Standard, which means I

pay a 15 percent deductible. She said I could go to any doctor who

performs a gastric bypass without a referral. All I needed was my

file saying I am morbid obese. I was like heck yea! I am going to

fill the doctor in friday and still see who he has in mind, I am

still going to wait on the results of my test. She also said tricare

will not cover cost of any diet that the doctor puts me on with

weight loss pills, just surgery!

How much is a Gastric Bypass??? Cause I need 15% of that! And it's

tax time...

OS i am skipping lunch again to see if dinner makes me space out...

the last time though if it does!

> , Glad you're getting tested. If you didn't fast for the

test

> yesterday, that test is not what you need. It must be a fasting

test.

>

> Joan

> LAP RNY 11/18/03

> Dr. Higa, Fresno, CA

> 282pre-op/275surg/235/140

> jclinton@s...

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