Northerner
Admin (Retired)
- Relationship to Diabetes
- Type 1
Ask anyone with diabetes. Testing blood sugar levels is a pain. It takes time, fingers become sore and the levels change during the day based on diet, exercise and other factors.
They tolerate that because it is important. Managing blood sugar levels is critical to managing diabetes. Patients who test regularly can take steps to ensure their illness does not get worse, leading to serious problems like blindness and even amputation.
Now, the state of Oregon is considering dramatically changing the standard of care for thousands of people with diabetes. The state?s Health Evidence Review Commission is considering cutting the assistance that patients receive that helps them afford test strips. This would gravely impact the number of times patients test from three times a day to once a week. You read that right. It would be a 95% cut in coverage for this critical element of managing diabetes.
http://www.thelundreport.org/resource/oregon_health_plan_to_cut_diabetes_testing_by_95
Not just us then? 😱
They tolerate that because it is important. Managing blood sugar levels is critical to managing diabetes. Patients who test regularly can take steps to ensure their illness does not get worse, leading to serious problems like blindness and even amputation.
Now, the state of Oregon is considering dramatically changing the standard of care for thousands of people with diabetes. The state?s Health Evidence Review Commission is considering cutting the assistance that patients receive that helps them afford test strips. This would gravely impact the number of times patients test from three times a day to once a week. You read that right. It would be a 95% cut in coverage for this critical element of managing diabetes.
http://www.thelundreport.org/resource/oregon_health_plan_to_cut_diabetes_testing_by_95
Not just us then? 😱