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03-25-2007, 02:57 PM
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I am a: Type 1 | | Join Date: Mar 2007
Posts: 4
| | | Insulin Inhaler and Insurance
Hello I've read a few posts about the insulin inhaler and was fortunate enough to be able to use the Exubera for a month now (samples from Exubera to see how I would do). My physician was trying to convince my insurance that this was working for me which it is (keeping me away from the low blood sugars and staying in the 120's). MHP is the worst insurance known to man at least my plan is, and I guess I'm going back on insulin because they rejected it. Anybody out there having the same problem? |
03-25-2007, 05:05 PM
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I am a: Type 1 | | Join Date: Mar 2007
Posts: 32
| | | Yes that sounds like MHP been there with that company. The only thing I can suggest is go to another company with better insurance, every diabetic deserve good insurance.
I'm glad Exubera is working for you. The product is working for me also. I see you were diagnosed 38 years ago, 37 yrs for me, hope everything is going good for you. |
03-31-2007, 11:51 AM
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I am a: Type 1 | | Join Date: Mar 2007
Posts: 4
| | | I'm happy to say after my physician spoke to the insurance company they decided to cover the inhaler. Yesssssssss |
03-31-2007, 11:52 AM
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I am a: Type 1 | | Join Date: Mar 2007
Posts: 4
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Originally Posted by designdb  Yes that sounds like MHP been there with that company. The only thing I can suggest is go to another company with better insurance, every diabetic deserve good insurance.
I'm glad Exubera is working for you. The product is working for me also. I see you were diagnosed 38 years ago, 37 yrs for me, hope everything is going good for you. | Everything is going great, no complications. |
03-31-2007, 01:47 PM
| | Senior Member | | Join Date: Sep 2004
Posts: 5,590
| | | If you're having a problem with lows, why are you on N? |
03-31-2007, 03:04 PM
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I am a: Type 2 | | Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Land of Oz/Kansas
Posts: 705
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03-31-2007, 06:33 PM
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I am a: Type 1 | | Join Date: Mar 2007
Posts: 4
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Originally Posted by Funnygrl If you're having a problem with lows, why are you on N? | Well the other insulins are just as bad when it comes to lows for me or I'm to high, N worked the best. Now I'm on Lantus and it's working great, so far. |
04-04-2007, 11:57 AM
|  | Junior Member | | Join Date: Nov 2006
Posts: 54
| | | Sorry..I'm sure there's been tons of threads asking this...but can a diabetic be on the inhalers only, or will he always need insulin as well?
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We have 6 wonderful children together. One dx with type1 July 28-05 at the age of 3, diagnosis made by me, had to fight w/dr's to get him tested. |
04-04-2007, 04:27 PM
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I am a: Type 1 | | Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Cincinnati, OH
Posts: 8,291
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Originally Posted by momof6 Sorry..I'm sure there's been tons of threads asking this...but can a diabetic be on the inhalers only, or will he always need insulin as well? | A type 2 could...but a type 1 will need other insulin as well. Currently there is no inhaler out there or in studies that gives a long acting insulin. Therefore a type 1 needs a long acting insulin to cover the glucose their body naturally produces.
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04-05-2007, 04:23 AM
| | Junior Member | | Join Date: Nov 2006
Posts: 54
| | | Thank you jedi. Was hoping for another answer...but with type1 being more complicated...I should have known.
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Military wife, both in our early 30's
We have 6 wonderful children together. One dx with type1 July 28-05 at the age of 3, diagnosis made by me, had to fight w/dr's to get him tested. |
04-09-2007, 01:09 AM
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I am a: Type 1 | | Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: San Diego, CA
Posts: 44
| | | I was looking into exubera for a while ... but I was worried about lung complications. Anything being inhaled straight into your lungs except clean oxygen can't be a good thing. Have you noticed an increase in coughing, infections, fluid, difficulty breathing, etc. etc. anything along those lines since you've started taking it?
I'd love injection-less insulin but not at the cost of another health complication. |
04-19-2007, 01:11 AM
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I am a: Type 1 | | Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Oregon USA
Posts: 65
| | | Like alot of medications that are new to the market. Most insurances deem Exubera as experamental and will not pay for it. Same thing is going on with the new RT/Guardian Systems from medtronic minimed.
They are also baulking at paying for it, because of not only the experimentation listing of it, but also because it is much more expensive than the regular injectable insulins (about twice as much per month for exubera over NovoLog/Humalog/Apidra.
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