Twins with Diabetes?!
Question: Twins with Diabetes!?
I have twin girls (8 yrs old now) who we discovered ( July/2007 and Nov/2007) that they both have type I diabetis!. It was a shock for us and not to mention a lot of work!. It effected our marriage!. We are going to therapy right now trying to improve our marriage!. The kids are well taken care of no worries there!. Both myself and their mother are excellent and please don't have any concerns!. They play softball/ sports!. They have an older sister who loves them very much!.
My question is that the cost of insulin/strips and everything else is a lot!.I pay somewhere between 300-400 month and now we are thinking of getting the pump!. Things are just expensive and maybe I could have afforded it with one not 2!. I work and my wife does not work and she needs to take care of them!. Is there any site or company or anything that would help people in my situation!? Pay for some of these costs!
Any help would be appreciated!.
Thanks!Www@Answer-Health@Com
My question is that the cost of insulin/strips and everything else is a lot!.I pay somewhere between 300-400 month and now we are thinking of getting the pump!. Things are just expensive and maybe I could have afforded it with one not 2!. I work and my wife does not work and she needs to take care of them!. Is there any site or company or anything that would help people in my situation!? Pay for some of these costs!
Any help would be appreciated!.
Thanks!Www@Answer-Health@Com
Answers:
talk to the girls doctor and your insurance company!. generally insurance will pay for the pump!.!.!.at least mine does!. if you have good insurance supplies are not that expensive!. pump therapy works very well for children, and makes insulin adjustments a lot easier!.!.!.especially throughout puberty!. talk to your girls about it and see if they want to go on the pump!. it is very much their decision!. i don't think it would be fair to your girls tho if you would only put one on the pump!.Www@Answer-Health@Com
Large problem!. Go to the insulin website for the med your girls are taking!.
at the bottom of the first page is a link to get help with affording some of the medications!.
You might also look at the website for like the OmniPod and a few other pumps!. There should be a link to go to for help with paying for these very handy necessary items!.
My sympathies and prayers for your girls!!! You and your wife get prayers too,Www@Answer-Health@Com
at the bottom of the first page is a link to get help with affording some of the medications!.
You might also look at the website for like the OmniPod and a few other pumps!. There should be a link to go to for help with paying for these very handy necessary items!.
My sympathies and prayers for your girls!!! You and your wife get prayers too,Www@Answer-Health@Com
Contact the drug manufacters, they often help with the cost of insulin!.!.!.!.
Please do not even consider what the first answer said about natural treatment!. It does NOT work, and can be extremely dangerous!. I almost died from trying alternative medicines!.!.!.just because they call it "natural" or "herbal" does not mean it is safe!.Www@Answer-Health@Com
Please do not even consider what the first answer said about natural treatment!. It does NOT work, and can be extremely dangerous!. I almost died from trying alternative medicines!.!.!.just because they call it "natural" or "herbal" does not mean it is safe!.Www@Answer-Health@Com
hi you i am not to sure of the cost of it over there in the states and the major diffarent between here and there cost wise OK but the one thing i will ask you please in fact beg you if it comes down to you only been able to get one pump dont get one at all as you will be opening a bigger can of Worms then you set out to solve in the first place just right now the two girls or a good support for each other and if you give one of them a pump for cost reasons you will be doing more damage in the long run a damage that may never be repaired if it was me it would be two pumps or no pumps at all, outside of having diabetes i have grand mall epilepsy from the age of four grand mall type epilepsy is the worse type of epilepsy there is and i know how a child with a long term illness feels thinks and the hurt that it causes please believe me if your unable to get two pumps dont get any at all for the sake of the one that wont get the pump it is also a thing if your unable to get two i wont not say to any of the two of themWww@Answer-Health@Com