Personal Narrative: My Diabetic Dilemma

The most significant difference between the regular insulin and the rapid acting insulin is the onset. The onset for rapid-acting or lispro is 10-15 minutes, and for the regular it is ½-1 hour.

In conclusion, given that due to lack of better judgement throughout all the Rite Aid chain store within the nation many of the policies had to be rewritten based on pill bottles being disposed with patient’s personal information listed on them. Due to those actions it has brought into investigation by several agencies such as HHS Office of Civil Rights (OCR) and FTC which will focus on questioning the laws broken regarding HIPAA laws that was violated. Consequently, following the entire investigation it was found that Rite Aid was held liable under the HIPAA privacy act for improperly disregarding patients pill bottles in the public garbage. The ending result of this case has found Rite Aid at fault and they agreed to pay a settlement in the

Everybody reaches out of pocket to pay for different prescription drugs. Parents for children, elderly for health conditions, and pet owners for pets, but there is one extensive concern; the price and outcomes. Transiently, it may be common for someone to come out of pocket for some prescriptions, but when people draw out of pocket every time just to pick up a prescription drug, it becomes annoying and upsetting. Pharmaceutical companies like CVS and Walgreens collect over $1,000,000 dollars just from gouging people for medications. According to David Belk (M.D.), Pharmacies buy medication in mass from pharmaceutical corporations and suppliers, then sell for a profit. What everyone is trying to ask the companies though is why. Why would a top-producing company like CVS or Walgreens sell expensive medications to a group of people like the elderly for profit?

Whenever a customer in the immediate area telephoned with an order for non-prescription items, Mr. Walgreen always

Even though Rite Aid was not in within compliance by disposing of patients pill bottles incorrectly and allowing everyone to view many person’s personal information against proper protocol. These actions are surely against HIPAA act violations, the privacy rules have caused the office of the HHS Office for Civil Rights (OCR) and the FTC to made an initiative and file a formal investigation against the largest drug store chain. Throughout the investigation it was concluded that Rite Aid was legally in violation with the HIPAA privacy act and the review indicated several issues concerning the failures of disregarding of patient’s personal information. Consequently, after all discrepancies were identified Rite Aid agreed to settle the HIPAA case

The article, “Hearing Amazon’s Footsteps , the Health Care Industry Shudders”, written by Nick Wingfield and Katie Thomas analyzes the ways in which the worldwide well known online retail, shipping, and delivery company, Amazon, attempts to enter in the pharmacy market in order to enhance the customer’s pharmaceutical experience and the nation’s health care system altogether. In doing so, Amazon would have to create a system of a mail-order pharmacy, which would target customers on a budget who do not have health insurance and may not be able to afford the medication otherwise. Also, this system would help those to avoid paying the high upfront cost required by their high-deductible plans. Although this all sounds ideal, Amazon needs a retail

Ever since a young boy, I was known for my crazy eating habits. I had an abnormally large sweet tooth and stomach. There would be days I would eat a whole bag of candy and still have a taste for more sweets. I had a fairly thin physique with some muscle tone. Everybody told me that one day, I’ll become obese and regret all these “bad” decisions; I disregarded every comment and lived by the motto, “ As long as I don’t get fat, I’m fine.”

I wanted to see how they would honestly treat me so I walked around as though I could not find what I needed. An employee was quick to ask if I needed help. She assisted me in finding what I needed and was very kind and friendly in doing so. I noticed that all customers were receiving the same treatment and seemed just as satisfied as I was. Rite Aid apparently has good prices considering they always have a sales paper out and they are always packed. Customers were not just browsing but buying. While at Rite Aid I noticed that most of their customers were middle ?aged and older. Rite Aid has a variety of products from toys for children to alcoholic beverages for adults. I was amazed at how many products they did carry. I noticed that Rite Aid offers all named brand products in home medical care, and they even offer generic brand drugs at the pharmacy. It was obvious that most customers were there for the pharmacy but this allowed them time shop while waiting. I felt as though the customer?s needs were put first. The pharmacist even spoke with every customer that was receiving medicine and informed them about their prescription so they would be able to take it properly. When it came time for me to check out I had to wait in line for only a second, nothing compared to Wal-Mart. I was very impressed with the cashier and thought she was very patient and friendly. The other customers were treated this way as well.

I remember it like it was yesterday. The horror of it. She’s gone. I never thought in a million years it’d end like that. A stroke? After beating cancer, not once, but twice. Seriously? The doctors said she’d never wake up, never talk, never recognize me. Why bother keeping her on life support? It’s not her. My dad told us “she’s not going to make it.” My brother, dropping, fell to his knees. A guy 6’2” 220, lost it. That day ruined our family. Mom was the glue, the one who intervened when my dad went military on us. The one who always had your back and took care of us. But now, because of a nation’s lackadaisical attitude towards type two diabetes, she’s dead.

My earlier prescription for the blood glucose test Strips/lancet went to local CVS pharmacy at Bernardo center drive. I have been using a mail order pharmacy - CVS Care Mark as they provide 90 day supplies and medicine at lower rate. Since a technical problem with the Follow My Health preferred pharmacy does not have option to input the mail order pharmacy address/phone/fax number, that has created more problem of filling prescriptions.

Type 1 diabetes is caused by the pancreas not being able to produce insulin which regulates the levels of glucose in the blood (Bennett 17). People who struggle with this condition need insulin shots several times today to ensure their blood sugar remains in a healthy range. This often times is a burden on the diabetic's daily lifestyle. If unchecked, diabetes can cause severe weight loss, overwhelming tiredness, increased thirst and hunger, and excessive urination. Scientists and doctors have been seeking for ways to help diabetic's cope with this illness. After years of researching and testing, they have begun developing a method to help alleviate the problems of diabetes. This new method, islet cell transplantation,

When tiredness and/or laziness hits we all enjoy sitting back. The modern life was built to keep us sitting down. For example, office work, watching television, driving and school. However, what happens when your whole day consist of you sitting down? In Diabetes: Yet another reason to get out of that chair, by Jen Christensen, CNN describes all the reason you should be more active throughout the day.

It was the end of my first year of medical school, as I sat beside my grandmother I realized a lot had changed from my last visit. My grandmother, the woman who came to Canada to help raise me, who was once strong and full of energy, was now frail, with blisters all over her skin and unable to sit upright without help. Reading about Diabetes is one aspect of learning, but actually seeing its effects gave me a whole new perspective about what it means to be a doctor.

Don’t ask me how I feel, I’m not going to tell you. Talking about it makes it worse. When I explain my pain, I have to think about it. Ignore it; maybe it will go away. I dwell on my fears of what may happen. I don’t want to pass that fear on to you. You don’t see it as I do. It’s not your body; it’s not your life. I don’t tell you because I don’t want you to be afraid for me. I can deal with it. I’ll be OK. I don’t tell you because I know that my words are inadequate. I can’t express what it is, yet I do want you to know (even if you can’t exactly feel it). I want to let you in to my world. I want you to know how different my life is from yours, even though it looks much the same. I’m not scarred or crippled.

I could feel the acid in my throat; I desperately needed water and couldn’t keep any food down. I had felt like this for the last three months but no one believed me. I started to doubt it myself, my mom said I was fine so why wouldn’t I be?