Big Problems

[vipers1049]

Ok so some **** is wrong with my insurance and im out of my long acting insulin. insurance will not kik in for another 10 days. I HAVE "NO" $$$$. all the goverment organizations are sending me on a goosechase.
WHAT DO I DO?
CAN I USE MY SHORT ACTING INSULIN MORE FREQUENTLY IN PLACE?

[princesslinda]

If Lilly makes your insulin, check out their website and look under patient assistance. They often have programs for this type of situation.

[front]

Ok so some **** is wrong with my insurance and im out of my long acting insulin. insurance will not kik in for another 10 days. I HAVE "NO" $$$$. all the goverment organizations are sending me on a goosechase.
WHAT DO I DO?
CAN I USE MY SHORT ACTING INSULIN MORE FREQUENTLY IN PLACE?

I've had to use my short acting insulin to fill in for the long acting before ... it's kind of a pain but it is doable.
I took Humilin R and Humilin N, and had to go without Humilin N for about 4 days. Just make calculated decisions and keep in mind what the long acting is doing .. it is supposed to simulate the drip of insulin that the pancreas keeps secreting into the blood which is why 'N' lasted anywhere from 12-18 hours for different people, and 'R' is supposed to act as what the pancreas puts into the body in response to food intake.

So, when I had to go without the long acting, I just took 1 or 2 units of 'R' every 4 to 6 hours. Now, I'm not telling you to do this, because Insulin works pretty differently for each and everyone of us.
You should beable to get a feel for what you're going to need to do in the first 24 hours ... take your short for a meal, and you'll probably see your BG rising at somepoint after ...
it's a hassle, but can be done in a crunch ...
hope this helps, and you're able to get through it

and I just noticed you are newly diagnosed, be VERY CAREFUL ... you may not want to mess it at all on a preemptive level, and just test your blood sugar more often over the next 10 days and take your short acting as needed when your blood sugar rises. That may work.
Just be very careful with whatever you choose to do, cause low blood sugars can be very dangerous.

[mortis505]

Call your doctor up. Sometimes they have "samples" that they can hand out to patients.

[Joeprep4820]

Ok so some **** is wrong with my insurance and im out of my long acting insulin. insurance will not kik in for another 10 days. I HAVE "NO" $$$$. all the goverment organizations are sending me on a goosechase.
WHAT DO I DO?
CAN I USE MY SHORT ACTING INSULIN MORE FREQUENTLY IN PLACE?

I've done it before - it is not fun, and you will check often, but it is doable. Can you buy a bottle out of pocket? Lantus is available without prescription I believe, not sure how much though. Just test often, and be careful.

[inkvisitor]

Definitely try to get a sample from a doctor - mine always has them and that's how I got my backup bottle of Levemir since my insurance won't give me more than one bottle per month.

If that doesn't work you can take your short acting frequently (mimic a pump?).

I hope it works out - it always saddens me to read about issues like this, but it is on a an entirely different level with the supposed "insured." :(

[xMenace]

My protocol in case my pump fails is to inject my next four hours of basal every four hours.

For Lantus, take your total daily Lantus dose and divide by six. Inject this every four hours.

TEST to make sure you're not too far off!

[lark 27]

Definitely talk to the Dr. about getting a sample. Also, perhaps the insurance isn't covering it because the Dr. didn't write the prescription for a llarge enough dosage? Have the Dr. write a larger script. Perhaps even just with a new script you can get it filled. Good luck.