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Insurance/Costs

My insurance company will no longer cover Freestyle Flash strips based on an FDA concern about 13 deaths at healthcare facilities. What is your opinion? Our pediatric endocrinologist and I think my daughter is not a risk.

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We are planning to send our 11 year old daughter to diabetes camp this summer, and our insurance policy covers diabetes education. Can any part of the camp expenses be billed as education?

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I am a recently single mother struggling to purchase supplies for my daughter. I do have insurance but it doesn’t cover urine or blood test strips, lancets or insulin. Is there anywhere we can find assistance with these products?

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Why is Lantus non-formulary? Do you consider there to be a perfectly acceptable alternative?

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Our daughter has had type 1 diabetes for nine years and has been covered by my husband’s insurance, but he just recently lost his job after 23 years. Do you know of any resources for insurance companies that offer individual policies covering children with type 1 diabetes?

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I’m a Japanese citizen with type 1 diabetes. I plan to work in the U.S. for two years. How much does it cost to be treated for type 1 in the U.S.?

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We currently have health insurance, but don’t know how to get any if my husband starts his own company. What should we do?

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My husband is is self employed, and we were out of the country for a while because of business. Having just returned, we tried to buy health insurance for our family, but my son has been denied because of his diabetes! Is this a common problem? What can we do about it?

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I live in South Carolina and need insurance for my daughter. We make too much money for Medicaid. Is there another program for which I qualify?

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After my husband lost his job, I tried to get insurance through my employer, but had an issue with a pre-existing clause. I was told that insurers in Texas cannot have a pre-existing clause. Is this true? What can I do?

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