Reply #13: We were not so lucky...

[berni_mccoy]

We had all been sick with the flu (and you now know how that complicates things) and our oldest had already been diabetic at that point. His ketones were off the charts as was his blood sugar, and we just didn't know it as his true sickness was masked by the flu. We were lucky that he made it.

I agree with you about the issues, but I truly believe the insurance companies are far worse than the pharmaceuticals. Medtronic has been very good to us while we constantly must stay on top of insurance. It isn't so bad since we are with Blue Cross, but we have been with some bad coverage through this and it has made it infinitely worse to deal with. Ask me to tell the story of the $15,000 ambulance ride the insurance company didn't want to pay for some day when I have the time. I literally spent 80 hours battling it out with them. Moore's movie Sicko was a truly needed wake-up call.