My mother was recently diagnosed with Diabetes.  Since she is retired, she lives on a low fixed income.  Now, what concerns me the most is whether or not the amount of money she receives each month will be enough to cover her medical needs with her new disease.

If you look at some of the pamphlets in the doctor’s office, it sure is scary.  Most of them suggest that the average person with Diabetes needs at least $13,000 per year be able to afford the necessary equipment and drugs to control the disease.  That would be over half her income - which is not good.

I was reading through a brochure there and found out that her Medicare Part B coverage will help with some of the expenses, but it won’t be enough.  We will have to find some sort of Medicare supplement that will pay for the rest of her bills - it won’t take long for her to use her savings up based on the amount of money she will be spending.

It was really nice that the doctor was able to give her a free diabetes testing kit to start out, it is one thing that she won’t have to buy.  I am so thankful that she has medicare coverage - if she didn’t I don’t know what we would do.