pre-diabetes,Marlene

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Thanks marlene, I just came back from the bookstore and got myself a book

called:WHAT YOU SHOULD KNOW TO KEEP DIABETES AWAY by GRETCHEN BECKER

It looks good, the one things already she said is to get a meter, something

I asked my doctor about on friday, I said it seemed silly to wait til I have

diabetis to get one, he luckily agreed but said he had to write me up as a

diabetic to have it covered??

Thanks,

Joyce from Philly

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> Thanks marlene, I just came back from the bookstore and got myself a book

> called:WHAT YOU SHOULD KNOW TO KEEP DIABETES AWAY by GRETCHEN BECKER

> It looks good, the one things already she said is to get a meter,

> something

> I asked my doctor about on friday, I said it seemed silly to wait til I

> have

> diabetis to get one, he luckily agreed but said he had to write me up as a

> diabetic to have it covered??

You might want to call your insurance company to find out for sure whether

you have to be diagnosed as diabetic before they will cover a blood sugar

meter. A lot of insurance companies (mine included) will cover a meter and

strips even if you haven't been officially diagnosed. And, if you are

diagnosed, you may get hit with pre-existing condition clauses if you need

to switch insurance in the future, so it may be in your interest to put that

off as long as possible. But you should ask your insurance company these

questions to make sure. (If you have an insurance card their contact number

is probably on the back.)

Molly