Diabetes supplies Diabetes supplies such as a blood glucose meter, test strips, and lancets are a covered benefit if you have diabetes and have a prescription from your primary care physician or specialist. New blood glucose meters can be dispensed every five years. Strips and lancets are dispensed monthly in a 30-day supply. Check with your doctor for the appropriate DME provider. Copays still apply.
Diabetic retinopathy is the leading cause of new blindness among adults in the United States.
With diabetes, eye problems can occur without symptoms. There are treatments that can prevent loss of vision. To be most effective, however, eye disease treatment needs to be initiated early. You should have an exam each year, even if you had a normal exam last year and your eyes seem fine. The information contained in HouseCall may not always reflect the views of individual M-CARE physicians.