Comments on I want to be a pharmacist...: I Need to Know My A1C! Stat!

My mother has type 2 diabetes, but unfortunately d...

2010-01-02T11:43:25.315-06:00

My mother has type 2 diabetes, but unfortunately does not have health insurance. It is significantly more expensive for her to go have blood drawn at a laboratory than to buy a home test kit. She's smart enough and proactive enough to bring her A1c report and the computer summary of her glucometer readings with her to her MD appointments. She still bites the bullet for her annual labs, but

Yeah, I'm concerned it would lead to diabetics...

2009-12-22T07:27:26.093-06:00

Yeah, I'm concerned it would lead to diabetics skipping proper care.

I could see it working for those with crappy insurance, doing this instead of labs AND FAXING RESULTS TO THE DOCTOR, so they can make treatment decisions.

But patient who just do this, and then adjusting their own meds (or skipping doc appts) are looking for trouble.

That's precisely my point. No doc, I would hop...

2009-12-21T20:39:52.001-06:00

That's precisely my point. No doc, I would hope, in their right mind trust the patient to monitor this. Remember, these are the same people who can't figure out that 30 tablets x 1 tablet per day = 30 days.

I dunno, maybe I'm just not grasping the idea fully.

So, Anonymous @ 7:14- you'd use this to skip a...

2009-12-21T19:27:00.564-06:00

So, Anonymous @ 7:14- you'd use this to skip a dr's appt? What do you do with the results? Phone them in to your MD in lieu of that appt?

I don't think its too bad of an idea, as a typ...

2009-12-21T19:14:22.482-06:00

I don't think its too bad of an idea, as a type 1 diabetic myself. It gives those who can't afford a specialist appointment every 3 months another option. And I know at my store, its only $18 for 2 tests, much cheaper than a office visit copay. If someone is under pretty good control, why not just be able to buy this over the counter and update the doctor as needed. Most 3 month