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We came home from the rehab center last Wednesday, Mar.7. The task of taking care of a diabetic is horrendous! I'm sure it will get easier and easier but for now getting the bloodsugar number, giving the insulin shots and manageing all of the medication is quite a task. My first shock after getting Doc home was getting all of the prescriptions filled at the pharmacy. It was not only a shock for me but the pharmacist, and all of the people standing in line for their turn, were shocked too. The total that I had to pay was $337.00. Not counting the Avandia. The Avandia was over $200.00 dollars so they suggested that I only pay for 5 pills and hope that their call to our Dr.and his call to the drug comapny would result in a lesser amount. I am going to check that out today to see if they were successful. I knew when I heard that he was going to be put on Avandia that it would be expensive! Just how much does Patty LaBelle and or Della Reece charge to urge all of us to rush to our Dr. and ask for Avandia? The supplies for diabetics are paid for by Medicare but not all of the various drugs that are supposedly going to keep him alive. He, who is well known by members of the family as being opposed to taking pills, now takes 12 pills a day plus two shots of insulin. He is also required to drink thickened liquids because of the residual effects of his stroke. He has a swallowing problem and is not permitted to have any thin liquids or foods. He cannot have any food that melts at room temperature,(ice cream, jello, popsicles etc.) and may not eat anything crunchy, which means that cereal three times a day is no longer an option. Life, as we knew it does not exist anymore. Ciao,ciao