Reply #95: The bill is not perfect, eventually we will need a public option.

[Jennicut]

The bill is a first step in my opinion. I am covered by insurance right now, as I got the diabetes after I got the insurance. Switching to another insurance has always been out of the question as many that I talked to won't cover me. My husband could lose his job but I think we would just stay with the Cobra. Cigna has not been totally terrible but the med prices keep rising. And they have given me a hard time about some meds my endocrinologist wanted to me to take. This bill eventually will address some issues with pre-existing conditions and lifetime caps.

And get the hypoglycemia checked out by your doctor. I started as a hypoglycemic in college but became a full diabetic later on in my late twenties. Turns out I was a Type 1 even though it is mostly a disease of children and teens. Some adults can be Type 1 too. Unregulated blood sugar is a sign you could become pre-diabetic to diabetic. I have to take insulin several times a day...up to six times for all meals and even sometimes with snacks if my blood sugar is high. I am looking into going on an insulin pump, it gives you a small amount all day instead of you giving a large amount every night and before meals. It could get my blood glucose numbers better as I have had a lot of lows and some real highs. If I don't take the insulin every day, I could (and would) die from going into a coma. My parents said if I ever need help to pay for my insulin or doctor bills they would take it out of their savings and help me. It is a life and death situation and I am real lucky to have parents that care so much.