my husband just found out hes a diabetic and we have no insurance any place out there gives away free moniters


Question:
we have no insurance and hes not old enough for medicare

Answers:
If he qualifies for medicaid or medicare they will pay for it. Also the board of health can direct you to free monitors so can local clinics.

Age isn't the only qualifier for medicare and medicaid
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try joining one right now, good luck
try here too...

http://www.myhealthsupplies.com/freedommedical
monitors are only 14-20 dollars
The best thing to do is to seek a sponsor. Maybe they can help.
cvs pharmacy has had a giveaway this weekend.
Why doesnt he have any insurance? that is a stupid mistake girl!
find out if there's a hospital in your area that is sponsoring a diabetes study. They study the effects of certain medicines, or lifestyle changes, etc. They might also give free medical exams and free supplies.
Once you have a disease it's really hard to get insurance.
Good luck.
im not sure try calling up one of the distributors of those products and ask them if they have one they can spare for ppl with hardships.... i have heard that "Bitter Melon Tea" really helps diabetics worth a search at least..

good luck
You can contact the manufacturer or distributor of any of the monitors. Like pharmaceutical companies, they may offer free products to low income patients. Also, contact your local American Diabetes Association to inquire about special programs. His doctor also may know of resources that can help. Some patients donate their old equipment for other patients to use. Or you can try Medicaid since Medicare won't cover him.
THERE ARE SPONSORS OUT THERE THAT SUPPORT PEOPLE THAT HAVE THIS PROBLEM------ASK THE DIABETES SOCIETY MAYBE THEY CAN HELP OR ASK YOUR DR FOR ANY LEADS-----IF NOTHING ELSE ASK BY PUTTING AN ADD IN THE PAPER-----GOOD LUCK AND GOD BLESS

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Lots of places. Maybe even the manufacturers. The blood glucose monitor companies make their money, not off of monitor sales, but off of test strip sales.

If you don't have or cannot get insurance, go down to your local drug store and find the monitor with the least expensive testing strips to get the best value.

Try searching the internet for what you're looking for. A lot of the time, you will find your answer this way...
Contact your local American Diabetes Association. Type your zip code into this link. http://www.diabetes.org/communityprograms-and-localevents/whatslocal.jsp
My daughter is diabetic we always get free meters you need to look up some sites that sell meters alot of times they have companies that offer free meters like BD, freestyle, accucheck, and Johnson and Johnson just to name a few, actually when i read your question an advertisement popped up offering a free meter not sure which one it was, just keep lookin youll find one.
It is best that you start to look in your own community, county, and state. If I were you, I would start a three-part strategy.

1. Start working and setting aside money only for the treatment of diabetes. You can supplement your income by holding yard sales, collecting cans, doing car and truck washes with promotions announcing your situation. People love to help, specially if they think you're doing everything you can to help yourselves. Carefully look at your diet, and follow your doctor's advice, so it doesn't get worse.

2. Contact local charities in your area, including Catholic Charities, Lutheran Charities, Hadassah, Children and Family Services or your state Department of Human Services. Bring proof of identification, all bills, proof of income, etc. Merchants whom you trust might allow you to set a jar or can on the counter for donations. Talk to the churces, synagogues, or temples which you've been attending.

3. Start shopping for health insurance and hospital services. Keep a chart on which you can compare premiums, coverage, deductibles, and so forth. Read consumer digest, consumer news, etc.
Depending on your total combined income you may be able to get your medications and a monitor at no cost.

Once your healthcare provider has determined which insulin he would like him to be on look it up on the internet and go their website. All of them have an "indigent patient" program. This simply means you don't have insurance and your income is below a certain level. Apply for the program and if you are approved they usually supply up to 3 or 6 months at a time.

To compare free monitors go to
http://www.comparediabeticsupplies.com/DS/index.html?sid=o

Your doctor may have specific companies that he works with routinely. This may be a good option as the staff will know them best.

Good luck! With good management diabetes can be a minor inconvenience.
WoW these are all really good answers guys Im really proud to be apart of this site!!!!
Please talk to your doctor, mine has extras that other patients have donated just for this reason. Also the doc will have samples to use for insulin ,syrings... you name it If he does not have the samples have him/her change the drug to something he/she does have on hand.
Good Luck
Go to Diabetes.org or dlife.com
they have many resources to help you. Also call your pharmacutical company and ask about their indgient funds program about getting reduced cost or free meds & supplies.
Good luck there is a lot of information out there.
BD just sent me a free meter and my insurance covers the testing supplies. You can go to thier website as well as Accu-check.
In order to keep your blood sugar level under control, read the following paragraph to update your knowledge about diabetes:

You need not to panic to visit a doctor. There are no Allopathic medicines available in the market that will cure the diabetic conditions of humans but they will control the disorder up to certain levels. The disease is developed due to eating disorders and hereditary. In the first place, I have never accepted diabetes as disease but considered it to be a disorder. The medicine is readily available at home in the form of natural products and you need not to go to market to purchase expensive medicines. To keep the sugar level under control, follow my suggestions and see the difference. Drink the juice of one bitter gourd, one cucumber and one tomato on empty stomach in the morning on a regular basis (drink this juice twice a day if you are insulin dependent) until you start feeling relief and your blood sugar level starts decreasing and continue further for a very long time until your sugar level reaches border line. The sugar level will certainly come down. Eat plenty of cucumber before meal to quench your thrust and to fill your empty stomach. Cucumbers are considered and proved to be very good for diabetic patients. Diabetic patients are always hungry to eat but can not eat all. Avoid banana, mango, custard apple and sweets like ice cream, pastry and cold drinks totally. If you are insulin dependent, even eating rice would be very harmful. You can eat fruits like guava, pineapple, pomegranate, papaya, muskmelon and watermelon. Taking one tea-spoon Fenugreek powder and quarter tea-spoon cinnamon powder on empty stomach, before breakfast daily, would be beneficial to diabetic patients. Regular brisk walking for one hour daily would be the best ideal medicine for diabetic patients. Cut down on non-vegetarian, fast, spicy and oily food, aerated cold drinks and foods rich in calories. Correct constipation. Avoid alcohol and tobacco also. Tea and coffee are also bad for health because they promote calcium excretion from the body and calcium loss from bones. Drink plenty of water daily. Take one tablet of Diabecon (By Himalaya an Herbal Health Care Company in India) twice a day as a maintenance dose. Take care and be in good health.
Your local Salvation Army has helpful advice and resources too.
sometimes your doctor will hand you a free one
My mother is the FNP at a low-income health clinic. Often times the drug-representatives will leave blood sugar monitor units for doctors to give to some low income patients. Your husband could try explaining the circumstance to the doctor at your clinic and perhaps this would help. If the doctor has an available unit he/she may give the unit to your husband for his use.
If your husband has type II diabetes, and this is a result of obesity, he has the opportunity to greatly reduct his blood sugar through weight loss and proper nutrition. You can contact me at my home office 931-529-4172, or see my website at www.GetOnTheProduct.com
My hope is to help persons with diet-control situations to turn their diabetes around in the same way I have.
Most doctors have samples of all kinds of medicines and equipment! I know because my uncle had to have a moniter and he could not afford one and the doctor gave him one for free!

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