Post by Steve on Nov 12, 2017 15:00:57 GMT -8
It all seems so clear now. After readng about the several ways we are all treating diabetes, and digging in to find out how these meds do their work, I ended up on GoodRX and saw the prices these things get! I was stunned. If you take one of these, you are asking why am I so stunned? Well, I am covered by Medi-Cal. To qualify for Medi-Cal, you get rid of any money or assets. You have to be broke. I am. So my benefit is that my insurance covers everything. I get my meds at either zero or maybe $3 for a specialty drug (Jardiance) for a 90-day supply.
So even if you have good insurance, you must still have a co-pay. And seeing the cost you still are hit with, it came to mind to think of food as the escape route. Think about your meds. You don't take just anything, you have a list of prescribed products. And you don't just swallow a few or a handful on a whim, you take the dose proscribed.
So if meals were treated as specific meds, then the serving sizes are the portions, the doses you should stick to.
I am good at choosing the right foods (with a treat at times) and I confess, my portions are more guessed at than measured, but I try. My A1c is way down, my doc has taken two of my meds off the list (four remain) and I thought maybe I could promote the idea of backing away from spending hundreds of dollars a month for meds? Even if an insurance plan is paying, Big Pharma could do okay without your money.
So even if you have good insurance, you must still have a co-pay. And seeing the cost you still are hit with, it came to mind to think of food as the escape route. Think about your meds. You don't take just anything, you have a list of prescribed products. And you don't just swallow a few or a handful on a whim, you take the dose proscribed.
So if meals were treated as specific meds, then the serving sizes are the portions, the doses you should stick to.
I am good at choosing the right foods (with a treat at times) and I confess, my portions are more guessed at than measured, but I try. My A1c is way down, my doc has taken two of my meds off the list (four remain) and I thought maybe I could promote the idea of backing away from spending hundreds of dollars a month for meds? Even if an insurance plan is paying, Big Pharma could do okay without your money.
