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I have been to my clinic...
CATherine wrote:
Since I usually only eat one meal a day, I wasn't eating as much of the bad stuff as i thought. A lot for one meal, though. Of course, she would rather I spread the consumption out into more, smaller meals. Definitely! Going hungry al day makes you eat more when you finally eat. And screws w/your blood sugar. Maybe that's partly why you felt faint. ! I was dehydrated from fasting and they made me go drink a ton of water and then they poked me again. Wow! Had they told you not to drink water, either? Doesn't mae sense, if it ends up dehydrating you. Since I don't have insurance, she sold me the meds from the clinic at cost. They do that only for those patients without insurance. $20 for the two bottles for two months. A good savings. But she would like me to get company insurance as now I am in the age and health bracket where I am going to need it. I am thinking about it. But it is expensive. That is like $80 a month for the premium and then the co-pays for the doctor and meds, etc. A lot of money in the long run. But I have time to think about it as i can't enrol until November. $20 for 2 bottles for 2 months is an UNBELIEVABLE savings! I suspect you have no idea of the cost of drugs. (Or are you not in the U.S.?) With my company insurance, I pay $30 for 1 drug for 3 months for generic, & $50 for 1 drug for 3 months for in-formulary (approved) brand name drugs. And that's mail order. At a pharmacy it would cost more. I would encourage you to DEFINITELY get company insurance. Again, you have no idea. Ours just went up, as it does every year, & I think mine is $80/month also, on a plan w/100% coverage. Why in the world do you have to wait til Nov. to sign up? How long a wait period does your company have? I never heard of more than a 3-month wait. I think no wait is more common. Mine is no wait. I have health problems too. I eat poorly, don't exercise. I take statins for high cholesterol. I have high glycerides too. My BP, oddly, is good, even though my mom & brother both have high BP. And now I take 1 "child's aspirin" a day for my C-reactive protein, an indicator of heart disease. Insurance, prescriptions, etc. are something I know a little about, unfortunately. LOL. Katz |
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