Have you found it difficult to manage your medication and treatment regimen for your chronic condition?

god felt that. I feel so out of control of my own body, like no matter what I do my blood sugars won't cooperate

completely reliable I've been a T1D since 06 and my A1C is Awful. I struggle with other mental heath issues but this one I can't seem to get a handle on

my wife had that issue with her thyroid med in the morning and would also go days or even a full week without taking it. So her med management team got her a med box that has an alarm on it that won't turn off until you flip it over to take the med out and it has worked wonders for her

I'm the same way with my night meds.

can you talk to your doctor about prescribing a surplus of that particular med so when the manufacturer is being unreliable you can get through that period of time fully or partially, if possible?

I use an iPhone and in the Health app it has medication reminders that I set. That can either help me or annoy me, depending on my mood at the time, but I end up getting my meds taken either way.

I write it down in two places and have it on a note in my phone and a voice reminder. I hope that helps!

what is the anxious thought you have when you think about taking your meds?

it is incredible and encouraging to know that you had persevered to get that set up. I have beat my head against the wall trying to get people talking to each other and to find the right thing. It can turn into paranoia that I may just be thinking things that aren't really what they are and maybe always people really are doing what they need to do and I feel like giving up. But then on top of that becomes the fact of insurance and if you don't have an insurance that pays for all that what do you do then? I've been on the Affordable Care Network now that I'm thankful for but the program I picked so that I don't have to pay anything is $100 to go to a specialist. I paid extra for insurance last year out of pocket to have better coverage and the place I went that I had been told was a team type thing kind of feel flat and what I needed most in the time was the physical therapy and I needed to be able to go somewhere and have physical therapy not at $100 a shot. But that guy at the new place said they weren't set up for that and just gave me a piece of paper and reviewed the exercise and then we were going to get back together and a couple of weeks. That flat out doesn't work. I told him that and he looked at me like I was insane. That I can't make myself be motivated at home to get that done if needed. It was one of those "well there's nothing much I can do to help you on that then if you're not going to do it." I don't know why I can't get myself to do it. I'm just confused as he is but it doesn't change the reality that that setup doesn't work for me I've tried it multiple times to know avail. Now four more months have gone by and I keep going downhill.

did you feel better or worse when you were taking them? How long did you take them before stopping? Do you think it's something worth speaking to your doc about? My husband deals w/ depression & anxiety & is in a constant battle w/ whether or not he likes his medication

I went to a GYN that my insurance didn't cover for over a year bc I felt so comfortable with him. He recently left the practice due to an injury, so I had an excuse to find a new GYN that's covered & now I don't have to pay as much 🙏 I hope your situation improves as well- all in good time!

proud of you for overcoming your phobia!