[bradleyy]

I'm trying to convince myself. But then it's just one more thing that the medical community is gatekeeping (you didn't book your followup appointment in time, so you're treated as if you're no longer in life-threatening danger of hyperglycemia is a reality for me, because I have a hard time with medical appts).

We really need some version of "permanent prescriptions" for insulin. Not OTC, because then insurance doesn't cover it, but infinitely renewable, so you don't have to go see an endo just to continue living.

[Projectiboga]

Yes, I used to carry scripts for insulin and needles in my wallet just in case. NY implemented all bbut mandatoery eprescribe so I feel I have to use a national chain so my script can be seen if I'm traveling. And yes the notion a script for Insulin can be stale is truly insane. Of course regular checkups are best especially with being insulin dependent, but with 2 million T1D just in the USA this is just bad for everyone.

[bradleyy]

I think I'm actually going to go talk to my congressperson/senator/anybody who will listen. It's such an insult, that I have to go to an endo, who in my case probably knows some technical ephemera better than I do, but has done absolutely nothing to help keep me alive besides write prescriptions.

Like didn't even warn me of the dangers of hypoglycemia. After I nearly went comatose one time, "oh yeah, we have glucagon you can get if you'd like a prescription". Which is cool after you've been passed out in front of a restaurant, with people looking at you like they're going to hit you with narcan.

One of my secret terrors is getting narcaned by a cop.