| Medicare was initially designed to cover
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| | Diabetes self-management education must
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| acute care and it did not cover any
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| | be taught by a certified diabetes
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| routine services such as an annual
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| | educator (CDE) or a registered nurse.
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| physical, mammogram, prostate cancer
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| | Keep in mind, that the ten hours is for
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| screenings, etc. However, after 2002
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| | either diabetes education, medical
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| Medicare Part B now pays for routine
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| | nutrition therapy or a combination of
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| diabetic services, supplies and
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| | both. Anyone with Type 1 or Type 2
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| education.
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| | diabetes can receive diabetes education
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| - Screening - For people with Medicare at
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| | sessions if you have a referral from your
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| risk for getting diabetes, Medicare
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| | primary care physician and meet certain
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| covers up to two screening blood sugar
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| | criteria.
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| tests each to check for diabetes. You are
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| | - Blood Glucose Monitoring Supplies-
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| considered at risk if you have any of the
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| | Medicare will cover the 80% of the costs
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| following: high blood pressure,
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| | of glucose meters, strips and lancets
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| dyslipidemia (history of abnormal
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| | after your Part B deductible. If you are
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| cholesterol and triglyceride levels),
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| | insulin dependent, Medicare will cover
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| obesity, or a history of high blood
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| | 100 test strips and 100 lancets every
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| sugar.
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| | month and one lancing device every 6
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| - Medical Nutrition Therapy - Medical
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| | months. If you are not insulin dependent
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| nutrition therapy is meeting one on one
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| | Medicare will cover this quantity every
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| with a registered dietician or other
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| | three months and one lancing device every
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| certified nutrition professionals to
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| | six months. If you need more than this,
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| design the meal plan that helps you
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| | you will need a prescription from your
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| maintain blood glucose control. Your
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| | doctor. For example, if you order a 3
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| primary health care provider must give
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| | Month complete diabetic testing kit which
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| you a referral indicating a diagnosis of
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| | includes a clinically accurate meter,
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| diabetes and a need for medical nutrition
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| | strips and lancets from for about $60
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| therapy. It also covers gestational
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| | then, your cost is $12 (20%).
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| diabetes. Medicare will pay 80 % of
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| | - Therapeutic Shoes-Therapeutic shoes are
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| approved amount for up to ten hours of
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| | covered for Medicare beneficiaries with
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| counseling with a registered dietician or
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| | Type 1 or Type 2 diabetes if they have a
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| other certified nutritional professional
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| | peripheral neuropathy.
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| in an initial twelve month period. Bear
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| | - Insulin Pumps-If you require an insulin
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| in mind that you can only receive a total
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| | pump to deliver small doses of insulin at
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| of ten hours of medical nutrition therapy
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| | regular intervals throughout the day and
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| or diabetes self-management education or
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| | night, Medicare will cover 80% of the
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| a combination of both in the same twelve
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| | approved cost if you have Type 1 or Type
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| month period. If follow-up sessions are
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| | 2 diabetes. Of course, you need a
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| needed, you will need a new referral from
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| | prescription and you must have completed
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| your doctor stating that your medical
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| | a diabetes education program.
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| condition has changed and adjustments to
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| | As always, check with your managed care
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| your meal plan are necessary.
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| | representative as plans may vary.
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| - Diabetes self-management education-
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