.. according to my anti-coagulation clinic. Yesterday a nurse from the clinic called to complain I was testing once per week, and wanted to know why I was doing so.... Since I always was in range, she told me I really shouldn't be testing more than once / 4 weeks, and she needed to document why I was testing too frequently.
I pointed to documentation explaining the increased safety with weekly testing, and that's why I was home testing in the first place. She wasn't convinced, and I didn't try elaborate, but stuck to the increased safety argument. And of course I couldn't bring up that I make minor adjustments, and that's why I stay in range, nor that I was 0.1 out of range once, but adjusted it down to 3.0 to avoid having to deal with them, and instead had a large serving of spinach the next day...
I should send them an e-mail offering to report only once / 4 weeks, or if go out of range and need help getting back in, so they don't have to deal with my paperwork.
My insurance covers up to once/week testing, and I think I need to report weekly to QAS to get a timely strip refill at 80% coverage. QAS faxes the result to my anti-coag clinic.
Karl.
I pointed to documentation explaining the increased safety with weekly testing, and that's why I was home testing in the first place. She wasn't convinced, and I didn't try elaborate, but stuck to the increased safety argument. And of course I couldn't bring up that I make minor adjustments, and that's why I stay in range, nor that I was 0.1 out of range once, but adjusted it down to 3.0 to avoid having to deal with them, and instead had a large serving of spinach the next day...
I should send them an e-mail offering to report only once / 4 weeks, or if go out of range and need help getting back in, so they don't have to deal with my paperwork.
My insurance covers up to once/week testing, and I think I need to report weekly to QAS to get a timely strip refill at 80% coverage. QAS faxes the result to my anti-coag clinic.
Karl.
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