Daughter called around lunch time today. Her blood sugar had been low before lunch, and after lunch it had dropped even lower. She was down to her last 3 strips. This morning her blood sugar was sky high. She wasn't given a snack last night, so I suspect her blood sugar bottomed out over night and rebounded. Because the high was from a rebound, she didn't need as much insulin as she was given. I've explained multiple times that she has to have a bedtime snack. It is in her plan. She could die from undetected lows over night. So I was frustrated--but then it gets worst.
I had to give her extra test strips because she ran out. She claimed she couldn't get any more until August 27. Yesterday I saw the receipt for her strips in her med box, and it said she could get more strips on August 7. I send off an email to the Home Owner and Case Manager seeking clarification. CM forwards email to Nurse. Nurse calls pharmacy. Bottom line: They claim that her Medicaid has been cancelled, and she has no insurance. They say they haven't been paid for the last 2 months of strips, resulting in an outstanding bill of $400. I was in a meeting in another city all afternoon, so tomorrow I'm going to have to get on the phone. I was answering emails about this in the meeting, but they are a group of pastors, and understood my distraction.... I told the board tonight they should pray for the people who will be answering my calls tomorrow. I decided I probably shouldn't use the church phone to place the calls, as I don't want the church name showing up on caller ID....
I hope I can quickly get this mess straightened out. The thought of Daughter not having any medical insurance is scary. I hope this is miscommunication. I hope there is not notification of a problem floating around out there that I have never seen....
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