Wellness

[ccassaday]

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@emmysmom wrote:

Been using insulin since 2012...received a letter today saying I would not be getting any assistance. I can't afford it on my own. I'm calling a company called SimpleFill...to see if I can enroll. Anyone else have problems affording insulin??

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Look and see  if the mfg of your insulin offers a card where yiu can get it discounted.

[ccassaday]

Here is the link to the lantis drug card. Sometimes with these cards you can get them for almost nothing. I paid zero dollars for Humira with one. The only thing is if you are any kind of Medicare or supplemental you can’t use them.  Only with regular insurance with a employer or other private plans.

https://www.lantus.com/sign-up/savings-and-support

[emmysmom]

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@ccassaday wrote:

Here is the link to the lantis drug card. Sometimes with these cards you can get them for almost nothing. I paid zero dollars for Humira with one. The only thing is if you are any kind of Medicare or supplemental you can’t use them.  Only with regular insurance with a employer or other private plans.

https://www.lantus.com/sign-up/savings-and-support

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I get Medicare and I have a supplemental...they no longer list Lantus..hoping for an exception..I got one last year~Thanks so much..I appreciate all the advice..it helps knowing others care..! We're all in this together! 

[tockerman]

please check out dr. jason fung he has a lot of good information on healing this. just a thought. doctors do not want us to get healed but stay on meds. 

[sidsmom]

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@tockerman wrote:

please check out dr. jason fung he has a lot of good information on healing this. just a thought. doctors do not want us to get healed but stay on meds. 

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@tockerman

Jason Fung says we can reverse.

ALL of my Plant-Based doctors say we can reverse.

Why don’t people explore this option?

Yes, Fung’s approach is opposite of Dr. Neal Barnard’s

Plant Based approach, but the initial response is the same.

(Low Fat Plant Based would be for long-term sustainability).

The elephant in the room is to reverse T2, or at least reduce insulin.

But everyone will do anything to avoid reversing it.

Baffling. 

[Lynnster67]

GoodRx published an update of 90+ medications that PBMs CVS Caremark and Express Scripts are removing from their formulary in 2019, including invokana and invokamet.

www.goodrx.com/blog/prescription-medications-dropped-insurance-2019/?rs_oid_rd=1918591965527881&utm_...

[emmysmom]

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@tockerman wrote:

please check out dr. jason fung he has a lot of good information on healing this. just a thought. doctors do not want us to get healed but stay on meds. 

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I will do JUST THAT..tired of the insulin shots! Most doctors get kickbacks~

[candys mine]

So sorry you and others are going through this. As others have said Shop around for the best price.  A friend of mine has a cat on insulin and she gets it from Costco. I believe you do Not have to be a member to use the pharmacy but you may want to confirm that.

[emmysmom]

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@sidsmom wrote:

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@tockerman wrote:

please check out dr. jason fung he has a lot of good information on healing this. just a thought. doctors do not want us to get healed but stay on meds. 

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@tockerman

Jason Fung says we can reverse.

ALL of my Plant-Based doctors say we can reverse.

Why don’t people explore this option?

Yes, Fung’s approach is opposite of Dr. Neal Barnard’s

Plant Based approach, but the initial response is the same.

(Low Fat Plant Based would be for long-term sustainability).

The elephant in the room is to reverse T2, or at least reduce insulin.

But everyone will do anything to avoid reversing it.

Baffling. 

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I have been eating the way he suggests for several years, plant based, low carb..some fat is ok..our body needs fat for energy..believe me..I've done my homework..low fat items always have extra sugar added..a no, no!..the diet the ADA suggested almost killed me. The only thing I haven't done..is the intermittent fasting..I will heal myself this year.. I don't want to be an insulin junkie! Been using it for almost 7 years...! Who knew fasting could be the answer??? 

[sidsmom]

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@emmysmom wrote:

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@sidsmom wrote:

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@tockerman wrote:

please check out dr. jason fung he has a lot of good information on healing this. just a thought. doctors do not want us to get healed but stay on meds. 

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@tockerman

Jason Fung says we can reverse.

ALL of my Plant-Based doctors say we can reverse.

Why don’t people explore this option?

Yes, Fung’s approach is opposite of Dr. Neal Barnard’s

Plant Based approach, but the initial response is the same.

(Low Fat Plant Based would be for long-term sustainability).

The elephant in the room is to reverse T2, or at least reduce insulin.

But everyone will do anything to avoid reversing it.

Baffling. 

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I have been eating the way he suggests for several years, plant based, low carb..some fat is ok..our body needs fat for energy..believe me..I've done my homework..low fat items always have extra sugar added..a no, no!..the diet the ADA suggested almost killed me. The only thing I haven't done..is the intermittent fasting..I will heal myself this year.. I don't want to be an insulin junkie! Been using it for almost 7 years...! Who knew fasting could be the answer??? 

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@emmysmom

If I understand when ‘he’ is mentioned, you’re referring to 

Dr. Barnard, correct? Yes, he is plant based, but is not

‘low carb.’  And he would never suggest ‘some fat is OK’

if one is sick with diabetes.  His nutritional advice is always whole foods

so the ‘extra sugar’ would suggest processed food, which is not

part of his suggestions.  Low fat = 10%~ of total calories.

Fasting has its merits but telling someone to ‘not eat’ 

is not a realistic way to life one’s life.

Low Fat, Whole Foods, Plant-Based can heal.

It’s the only sustainable way to become insulin sensitive

and rid yourself of T2 diabetes. 

Or ‘he’ is Jason Fung....but he is not Plant Based,

so I’m a pinch confused who you are referencing. 

At the end end of the day, Type 2 Diabetes is a food borne condition.

It can be reversed.