The Insulin Saga, a continuing drama

I am diabetic and apparently, a seriously insulin resistant diabetic. I take Toujeo, a fairly new concentrated insulin, and I take a lot, but it has been working. It's horribly expensive--about $325 for a box of 3 pens. I go through 4 boxes a month. I'll let you do the math. Oh yes, my insurance doesn't cover it.

Fortunately, the company has a savings plan that has been a lifesaver until this week. On Monday, I called in a prescription, and my pharmacist messaged  me back to tell me my card had expired. I thought this was odd, so I called the customer service line and was told I had maxed out my savings. I was befuddled and asked the person on the other end what I was to do. Her option (told to me in what I think of as an accusatory tone) was to find a new savings plan. Well, while there may be coupons online none of them were going to make this affordable.

We contacted my doctor's office who gave me  the numbers for a new savings card, but that doesn't work because the savings are tied to the person not the card. This leads me to different (two) customer service folk who are as confused as I am. My doctor's office is confused too.

My pharmacist finally is able to talk to someone, and we find out what is going on. The company's representative explains that they have changed their policy (on October 1) and they now have a cap on the savings plan, and I have reached that cap. I will not qualify for any help until next April. So October through April so seven months, no savings.  It would have been nice to know this in advance, but nope, no warning had come from the company. Uh, I can't do that.

My doctor's office has come through with some samples until we figure out what to do. My appointment is in November.

My husband in the meantime is making comments on Twitter than the company noticed, so they called me yesterday. They will research to see what they can find to help me.

The upshot is limbo, and a story to be continued.

Update

I notice I seem to blog once a month. Since my online class has ended, I am going to try to find some time on Saturdays to write.

I don't have anything special going on, but life continues as it should. Work rolls along, Mom's ok, the critters are ok, husband's back is doing better.

I've grown very sick of the election process. I've lost respect for many people because of their views. People I genuinely like do not seem to understand several things. One that a government is not a company, so a businessman is not a good choice. Two, having been born rich does not make for a self made man. Three, six bankruptcies and stiffing people who have done work for you are not honorable values. I won't go on, but I just can't with some people.

My ethics class ended, and I enjoyed it a great deal. I was not always thrilled with my classmates; many of them are weak critical readers. However, I did enjoy the exchanges. I wrote a research paper about women and libertarianism. Overall, I liked the class a great deal.

The weather has finally changed for the cooler, and today is a beautiful day. Hopefully, I'll get out some and enjoy it.

Have a good week.