tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16774010.post7471240190596488667..comments2024-01-25T17:58:34.297-05:00Comments on Scott's Web Log: More Discrediting of "Disease Management" ProgramsScott Shttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03286529314567223617noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16774010.post-36882595752200378162007-12-14T18:00:00.000-05:002007-12-14T18:00:00.000-05:00They haven't managed to catch me at home and not o...They haven't managed to catch me at home and not online and they don't have my cell# so they haven't called me. I get reminders in the mail that I need an eye exam or a flu shot or whatever all the time. The chart with targets for everything I took to my dr and she marked them out and put in lower numbers.<BR/><BR/>They also have this online thing where you click on stuff and read and answer questions to help decide if you need what ever treatment you're trying to decide about. Or they did when we were first on this insurance. I never went back to see if it was still there.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15727857476700090660noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16774010.post-16784431008313660382007-12-11T12:34:00.000-05:002007-12-11T12:34:00.000-05:00I was involved in a disease manglement program onc...I was involved in a disease manglement program once, and after a month I declined further services. The asthma "managemnent" program consisted of sending me a home flowmeter with a chart of when I needed to use my rescue inhaler (I guess not being able to breathe was not a good enough indicator). The diabetes program consisted of sending me a new meter (I already had three at the time and brochures with weight-loss tips and sugar-free dessert recipes, and a nurse calling me once a week who clearly had no clue about diabetes itself, much less type 1. For instance, she had never heard of "dawn syndrome".Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16774010.post-27902028440904948542007-12-11T10:58:00.000-05:002007-12-11T10:58:00.000-05:00I'd love to hear the explanation on denying you co...I'd love to hear the explanation on denying you coffee, especially when there are studies which prove regular (not even decaf) coffee has beneficial benefits for most people, including those with diabetes. The "diabetes diets" for most hospitals makes prison food look healthy by comparison, so while its not surprising, it is nevertheless sad.Scott Shttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03286529314567223617noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16774010.post-56183293398137644462007-12-11T10:49:00.000-05:002007-12-11T10:49:00.000-05:00The Diabetes Management program my insurer runs te...The Diabetes Management program my insurer runs tells people with diabetes to eat high carb low fat diets and occasionally send them newsletters warning them about the dangers of cutting carbs and the importance of eliminating fat. <BR/><BR/>When I was in the hospital lately (long, stupid story. I'm fine), the "carb controlled diabetes diet" I was put on gave me pancakes for breakfast, pasta for lunch, and sugary fruit at every meal, but did not let me have coffee. The eggs were powdered and the cheese was carb-added low fat. And the nurse's glucose meter was at least 5 years old and reading more than 30 mg/dl<BR/>low!<BR/><BR/>As long as health authorities promulgate destructive "diabetes care" solutions like this, any health management program is going to make people with diabetes worse!Jennyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17384082448952856117noreply@blogger.com