Finally, finally, finally, we have health insurance again, which means I can get more strips and more insulin and don't have to go begging.  I hate asking for stuff - it makes me feel like a leach.

I didn't realize how much it was stressing me out until those little plastic cards showed up in the mail.  It was literally a weight off my back.  My neck wasn't so tense and my shoulders weren't up around my ears. Such a relief.

Of course, Olivia's endo at Joslin isn't covered on this new insurance and most likely won't be, as their condition for covering out-of-network providers is that there can't be any such providers on their books.  Of course there are two endo practices with them.  I have a call in to Olivia's pediatrician to see what she thinks about attempting to get Joslin covered but I'm also going to ask for a referral to the endo group at UMass, in Worcester. 

Do any of you have any experience with that group?  We initially went there, when Dr. Craig Alter ran the practice, but he left to go to Children's in Philly, and we didn't like his replacement.  I don't know if that person is still there - I can't even remember her name - but Olivia would rather see the male doctor there anyway. 

Next up?  Getting them to cover a new pump.  Her Minimed expired in December and I want to get her on a new one.  She wants an Omnipod, but I'm not sure if they cover that one.