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How many times in 2022 did you have an appointment with your main T1D healthcare provider?
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I see myself every day!!
This year went down to 3x per year because of fewer issues. Used to be 4x per year.
I would like to go to every 4 months but my insurance requires every 3 months.
Twice with doctor and twice with nurse practitioner.
Every three months, four times in 2022, as required by Medicare. I’d prefer to go two times per year.
I also have Medicare as primary but I only go once every six months. I would rather go once a year but the prescriptions for Dexcom and Omnipod won’t be filled if I don’t see her every six months. I do not use Medicare for prescriptions but federal BCBS. BTW, the doctor’s staff argued with me that I had to go every three months according to Medicare rules but now they know that isn’t true.
I see my main endocrinologist twice a year and his CDE nurse practitioner twice a year.
I answered “other”. With a move in the middle of the year, and the retirement of my long-time endocrinologist, I have seen an endo in my previous hometown, and a nurse practitioner specializing in endocrinology in my new home area. Things still seem in flux.
Once for annual checkup, once to rule out ear infection.
Oops. Endo-Once in person, PA-once via zoom
I see my endo at least every 6 months for my Dexcom due to Medicare requirements. He is a full professor and does a lot of research so I learn a lot and can participate in research opportunities. I see my pcp every 3 months for my pump supplies and insulin RXs due to Medicare again. I can see him for other problems as he is much closer to my home. It’s worth it as I don’t have to pay for my insulin, pump supplies or Dexcom supplies.
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I’m on Medicare, every quarter.
3 times telehealth, once in person.
Would hav preferred, if not Medicare, how many visits. Medicare requires quarterly visit to pay some diabetic items
My daughter was diagnosed 10/16 and we don’t have an endo appointment until 3/1
I answered 3 x, but if I included the online appointment the answer would be quarterly. I saw my endo 3 x and CDE 2 x, including an office appointment to answer my low potassium diet questions.
2- reluctantly. Only see my endo 1x a year normally. But DME supplier/insurance was requiring doc notes from the last 6 months so back I went. Thank goodness my provider squeezed me in quick to get me what I needed!
I would have had 4 but it was scheduled for 12/28 and I was just exhausted and felt it would not be as meaningful. Rescheduled for January.
Every 3 months to keep Medicare happy and because I need to continue to have my Dexcom and Tandem pump supplies delivered on schedule.
4 times
So it’s a Medicare requirement that I have these frequent phone appointments. Aha!
I started on new insurance last March, so I was only with my current endo for 3/4 of the year at most. Thus, only 3 appointments were possible last year.