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      ConnieT1D62 likes your comment at
      Do you currently take metformin?
      In the late 2010s, I began to become insulin resistant and started packing on a lot of weight. I believe using a pump facilitated this because of the abundance of insulin readily available. My doctor put me on metformin, then Jardiance, then Victoza. As a result, my insulin use went from 120-140 units per day to a minimum of 24, up to 40 depending on carb loads. I also lost 102 lbs. It may not be for everyone, but if you're starting to notice insulin resistance, it can be a good weapon to have.
    • 9 hours, 22 minutes ago
      Kristi Warmecke likes your comment at
      Do you currently take metformin?
      Wow!
    • 9 hours, 23 minutes ago
      Kristi Warmecke likes your comment at
      Do you currently take metformin?
      I've had T1D for 50 years. I started taking Metformin 9 months ago. I take full dose at bedtime to manage my morning glucose rise. It keeps the liver from releasing glucose. It has helped.
    • 12 hours, 24 minutes ago
      Lawrence S. likes your comment at
      Do you currently take metformin?
      In the late 2010s, I began to become insulin resistant and started packing on a lot of weight. I believe using a pump facilitated this because of the abundance of insulin readily available. My doctor put me on metformin, then Jardiance, then Victoza. As a result, my insulin use went from 120-140 units per day to a minimum of 24, up to 40 depending on carb loads. I also lost 102 lbs. It may not be for everyone, but if you're starting to notice insulin resistance, it can be a good weapon to have.
    • 12 hours, 25 minutes ago
      Lawrence S. likes your comment at
      Do you currently take metformin?
      I took it for four years when I was diagnosed with T2. After four years of not being able to control my bs I asked my endocrinologist if I could go on insulin and he said yes and the T2 drugs stopped.
    • 12 hours, 27 minutes ago
      Gerald Oefelein likes your comment at
      Do you currently take metformin?
      Other I took Metformim for 3 months when I was first incorrectly diagnosed with T2. I am very sensitive to insulin and don’t need it yet.
    • 12 hours, 27 minutes ago
      Gerald Oefelein likes your comment at
      Do you currently take metformin?
      I took it for four years when I was diagnosed with T2. After four years of not being able to control my bs I asked my endocrinologist if I could go on insulin and he said yes and the T2 drugs stopped.
    • 12 hours, 27 minutes ago
      Gerald Oefelein likes your comment at
      Do you currently take metformin?
      In the late 2010s, I began to become insulin resistant and started packing on a lot of weight. I believe using a pump facilitated this because of the abundance of insulin readily available. My doctor put me on metformin, then Jardiance, then Victoza. As a result, my insulin use went from 120-140 units per day to a minimum of 24, up to 40 depending on carb loads. I also lost 102 lbs. It may not be for everyone, but if you're starting to notice insulin resistance, it can be a good weapon to have.
    • 21 hours, 45 minutes ago
      René Wagner likes your comment at
      Have you had to switch diabetes medications in the past year due to health insurance changes?
      I hate formulary changes mid year. They should not be allowed!
    • 21 hours, 46 minutes ago
      René Wagner likes your comment at
      Have you had to switch diabetes medications in the past year due to health insurance changes?
      I will be possibly switching from Humalog to Novalog next year. There is NO Medicare Part D plan in my county that now covers Humalog. Complicated by the fact that I use a Humalog specific Smart Pen, it will be one more hassle in T1 world. My endo will submit a formulary exception request next year. My hoarded supply of cartridges will carry me through while waiting for the response 🤞🏻I cannot believe that this is the broken system that we have to settle for in the richest country in the world.
    • 1 day, 6 hours ago
      NANCY NECIA likes your comment at
      Have you had to switch diabetes medications in the past year due to health insurance changes?
      My doctor switched me without telling me from Humalog to novolog and told me it was due to insurance. I’m on Medicare and I never saw anything that said that was necessary. They call me periodically to see how I’m doing and I told them I didn’t appreciate being switched without being told. I thought initially it was a mistake when I picked it up at the pharmacy but they said that’s what the doctor ordered. Then the next visit, he told me all my issues with insulin switching and preauthorization holdups was my fault basically because he says “I have the wrong insurance”. Like I’m going to NOT use Medicare. My opinion? I think I have the wrong doctor, but it’s a hassle to switch.
    • 1 day, 6 hours ago
      NANCY NECIA likes your comment at
      Have you had to switch diabetes medications in the past year due to health insurance changes?
      Not this year, but in 2026, I need to switch from Humalog to Novolog.
    • 1 day, 9 hours ago
      mojoseje likes your comment at
      Have you had to switch diabetes medications in the past year due to health insurance changes?
      NEVER accerptable or appropriate. Nobody's healthcare should ever be determined by a third party's profit margin(s) to determine what we are forced to take.
    • 1 day, 11 hours ago
      Phyllis Biederman likes your comment at
      Have you had to switch diabetes medications in the past year due to health insurance changes?
      My doctor switched me without telling me from Humalog to novolog and told me it was due to insurance. I’m on Medicare and I never saw anything that said that was necessary. They call me periodically to see how I’m doing and I told them I didn’t appreciate being switched without being told. I thought initially it was a mistake when I picked it up at the pharmacy but they said that’s what the doctor ordered. Then the next visit, he told me all my issues with insulin switching and preauthorization holdups was my fault basically because he says “I have the wrong insurance”. Like I’m going to NOT use Medicare. My opinion? I think I have the wrong doctor, but it’s a hassle to switch.
    • 1 day, 11 hours ago
      Lawrence S. likes your comment at
      Do you have Glucagon on hand that is not expired? If not, please share why in the comments.
      Insurance won't cover and it was several hundred dollars.
    • 1 day, 11 hours ago
      Marty likes your comment at
      Have you had to switch diabetes medications in the past year due to health insurance changes?
      Had to, no. But Medicare is adding coverage for FIASP in '26 so it will be "bye, bye, bye, bye, bye" to Lyumjev!
    • 1 day, 12 hours ago
      Gerald Oefelein likes your comment at
      Have you had to switch diabetes medications in the past year due to health insurance changes?
      Had to, no. But Medicare is adding coverage for FIASP in '26 so it will be "bye, bye, bye, bye, bye" to Lyumjev!
    • 1 day, 12 hours ago
      Scott Rudolph likes your comment at
      Have you had to switch diabetes medications in the past year due to health insurance changes?
      Had to, no. But Medicare is adding coverage for FIASP in '26 so it will be "bye, bye, bye, bye, bye" to Lyumjev!
    • 2 days, 9 hours ago
      eherban1 likes your comment at
      Multiple daily injections (MDI) users: Do you use an app or other device to track your insulin dosing? Share the tools you use in the comments below!
      I use InPen and it's great. Except they aren't keeping up with iOS so you now have to unlock your phone and open the app to check IOB instead of simply looking at the home screen. You can tell when app developers aren't users, otherwise they'd know how much of a pain this is when you check 50 times a day
    • 2 days, 10 hours ago
      Trish Bowers likes your comment at
      Do you have Glucagon on hand that is not expired? If not, please share why in the comments.
      Insurance won't cover and it was several hundred dollars.
    • 2 days, 10 hours ago
      Trish Bowers likes your comment at
      Do you have Glucagon on hand that is not expired? If not, please share why in the comments.
      Glucagon is $425 for me on Medicare. It is cheaper to get an ambulance! I have an expired one that will work if I ever need it, but I won't.
    • 2 days, 10 hours ago
      Trish Bowers likes your comment at
      Do you have Glucagon on hand that is not expired? If not, please share why in the comments.
      No. During the past century I threw out many glucagon doses about 5 years after each had expired - having never used a single glucagon dose.. This century, two dose kits were disposed of and never used. At this point, in my opinion, with modern tools for accurately monitoring one's body glucose levels, AND common awareness of how one is feeling, severe low BGL can be easily avoided thus not needing "emergency' glucagon. NOTE WELL!!! what I wrote in the last sentence, does NOT apply to the very young, and some newly diagnosed who have not yet mastered insulin dosing and who have not yet been accustomed to recognizing low or quickly dropping BGL.
    • 2 days, 10 hours ago
      Trish Bowers likes your comment at
      Do you have Glucagon on hand that is not expired? If not, please share why in the comments.
      I do because it Costc me over $300 to replace it. Too expensive.
    • 2 days, 11 hours ago
      John Barbuto likes your comment at
      Multiple daily injections (MDI) users: Do you use an app or other device to track your insulin dosing? Share the tools you use in the comments below!
      Medicare has added FIASP for 2026! Besides the great news of being able to use this once again, it is one of the few fast acting insulins that works with the inPen. I am considering doing that in the new year
    • 2 days, 11 hours ago
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      Multiple daily injections (MDI) users: Do you use an app or other device to track your insulin dosing? Share the tools you use in the comments below!
      Been using fiasp for 2 years (in the UK) and it's significantly better than novorapid. Would highly recommend to everyone, especially if you find your insulin a bit slow to act.
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    How much did you spend out-of-pocket on all of your diabetes medications and supplies from the start of July through the end of September 2023?

    Home > LC Polls > How much did you spend out-of-pocket on all of your diabetes medications and supplies from the start of July through the end of September 2023?
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    18 Comments

    1. Annie Wall

      I spent $33 on glucose gummies

      2 years ago Log in to Reply
    2. Nevin Bowman

      My annual insurance deductible is met, so my costs are finally reasonable.

      2 years ago Log in to Reply
    3. Bill Kast

      My out of pocket is very high because I am on Medicare and Medicare will not pay for the Omnipod Dash. I need Dash for my own reasons because I use Loop on my iPhone and I want the added control of automated closed loop, especially at night

      2 years ago Log in to Reply
      1. Jane Cerullo

        And I pay out of pocket because I choose MDI on Medicare. They would pay for a pump (not a pod) and the insulin. Go figure

        2 years ago Log in to Reply
    4. Lawrence S.

      $55 copay on Novolog insulin.
      You didn’t ask, but $30 copay for Endocrinologist visit.

      2 years ago Log in to Reply
    5. Jane Cerullo

      Humalog $105
      Toujeo $105
      Pen needles $9
      InPen $60 ($238 year co pay)

      2 years ago Log in to Reply
    6. Daniel Bestvater

      About $2,600. I live in Canada and with a pre-existing condition I can not get coverage. Luckily all doctor visits are covered by the government.

      2 years ago Log in to Reply
    7. Ahh Life

      Although I (continually!) answer this question the same, I am taking action this time. I am filing a small claims court complaint against the local CVS drugstore for continuing to charge $255 for $105 worth of 3 month insulin supplies.

      It’s not the fault of the local store. They are great people and simply follow the CEO’s direction and command. She, incidentally, got a 4 or 5 million dollar pay raise.

      Wish me luck. 🙂💪

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      1. Mick Martin

        @Ahh Life. My luck … and thoughts and prayers are with you, sir.

        I certainly DO hope that you win your case.

        2 years ago Log in to Reply
    8. Gary Rind

      have reached out of pocket max for a non-diabetes surgery. spent a little on meter strips (even though I have Libre2) and sugar pills.

      2 years ago Log in to Reply
    9. Russell Buckbee

      I hope you all know that if you are on Medicare with a pump that all of your Insulin should be at 0 dollars. Find a pharmacy that will bill it under part B for a supply to your Durable medical equipment (pump). Medicare then pays for all of it and no co insurance or deductible involved.

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      1. Tracy Jean

        Medicare covers it at 80 percent. If you have a supplement, that pays the other 20 percent.

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    10. Jeff Perzan

      In some ways, the question is misleading. For those of us with T1D and High Deductible plans, we hit our deductible amounts quickly. After that, except for prescription co-pays (for me $50 co-pay for insulin AFTER I hit my deductible), diabetes supplies should be covered at 100% (not all are covered such as skin preps).

      2 years ago Log in to Reply
    11. mbulzomi@optonline.net

      Probably not more then 10 dollars.

      2 years ago Log in to Reply
    12. Mick Martin

      $0. I live in the UK (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland), where ALL of my diabetes medications and supplies are paid for through our NHS (National Health Service), which is paid for via direct taxation of all working people.

      2 years ago Log in to Reply
    13. TEH

      All Inhad to paynfor was $135 copay for my 3 month supply of insulin and I purchased IV Prep for $25. Infusion sets, cartriges (resivors), and Dex 6 sensors are all covered 100%.

      2 years ago Log in to Reply
    14. Jen Farley

      $70 office visit. $125 bloodwork.
      Let’s just say too much and medical insurance is not what it used to be. 😠

      2 years ago Log in to Reply
      1. Jen Farley

        Oops supplies-my supplies are covered but medication copays are about $75 with insulin.

        2 years ago Log in to Reply

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