Legal Risks When You Completely Stop all Diabetic Tests
One thing you must never do when you are diabetic is to completely stop testing yourself at all. You may at times need to reduce the number of tests you take for financial reasons. But if you completely stop, you put yourself at great risk to your health, and you may even find yourself facing [...]
Diabetes, Unemployment, Zero Income and Rolling the Dice
Let’s get real. There are occasions when one is diabetic, unemployed, and cannot afford any type of health plan at all. Perhaps one has a family on top of everything else. He may therefore decide to simply roll the dice, go uninsured, and hope that nobody in his family gets very ill. Some people may [...]
Diabetes, Unemployment, and State and Federal Government Health Plans
Diabetes has been called a silent killer because people don’t see immediately what is happening inside the body of the untreated diabetic. Every day a diabetic has medical needs and regular blood test requirements. A good health plan is particularly useful when one is diabetic because of the daily costs of medication and blood tests. [...]
Diabetes and Low Cost Health Insurance Options
Health insurance is very important for someone who has diabetes. This is because the diabetic requires daily medication and regular blood tests just to stay alive. The costs can add up, and health insurance is a fundamental need. What can a person with diabetes do if they become unemployed? If they worked for a company [...]
Diabetes, Unemployment and HIPAA
Being jobless and losing health coverage is particularly difficult if you are diabetic. This is because you have daily medication needs. Perhaps you found some respite from COBRA insurance, which can last for 18 months after you lose your job. But what happens if after 18 months you no longer have COBRA, and you still [...]
Diabetes, Loss of Employment, and COBRA Health Coverage
These days, with the economy in bad shape, hundreds of thousands of people are losing their jobs, and with it their health insurance. This impacts particularly with people who have diabetes. Diabetes is a chronic illness, and people with diabetes have daily health needs in order to stay alive. If you are diabetic and you [...]
Diabetic Diet Control – Finding What Works Best For You
Committing to a healthy diet is a lifelong challenge when you are a diabetic. What makes it difficult is that food is such an important part of life in our families and in our culture. It’s difficult, but it’s possible to manage what you eat and how much you eat. There are many strategies that [...]
Diabetic Diet Control – Planning Your Meal in a Restaurant
You are in a restaurant, scanning a menu and trying to figure out what to order. Planning your order around your calorie budget is no fun, but you can make it a more rewarding experience if you start with your reward. To make yourself feel less neglected, the first thing you should choose is what [...]
Diabetic Diet Control – Main Dishes in a Mexican Restaurant
Usually, when you see a photo of a dish in a menu, it looks much larger than the plate that you are served. But with Mexican food, oftentimes the real thing is much larger. If that happens, good for you. What you can do is immediately, before you eat the dish, set aside part of [...]
Diabetics Diet Control: En Garde, Mexican Appetizers
The first thing you are served in a Mexican restaurant is the appetizer, oftentimes of nachos and dip. The nachos are irresistible, and they must be dipped in cheese with a bowl of toppings that you can add. Yummy! Diabetics, beware! A whole lot of calories can go with an appetizer like that. Plus, you [...]
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