Can't Cut Costs On AvandaMet

I was able to drop 4 more pounds this week without much effort. I've been religiously taking my AvandaMet for diabetes control and have maintained a healthy blood sugar average, and I know without a doubt that the other vitamins and minerals I am taking are helping me tremendously. I have not experienced any adverse reactions with anything I am presently taking now, and I consider myself very lucky for this.

Sometimes I find it very difficult to avoid some of the food I've enjoyed eating so much in the past, and I know I can still enjoy some things in strictly limited moderation, however - breads, pasta, and certain condiments are now considered my enemy and I keep them far from me to avoid any temptation to eat my enemies. Since I was diagnosed with type 2 diabetes, I've also managed to stay away from juices and non-diet sodas. I've actually developed a liking to a few diet drinks and stick with them. I haven't limited my intake of caffeine despite the recent news that caffeine may drive up blood sugar. I have to keep some elements of life in my, well, life.

I recently spoke with my doctor about the costs associated with AvandaMet. With my prescription coverage, I am still paying $61.00 for a monthly prescription for this medicine and it's really making a major dent in my pocket. I asked the doctor if he could write me two separate prescriptions - one for Avandia and one for Metformin. He did advise me that he was pretty sure the Avandia by itself would be just as much as the combination of Avandia and Metformin known as AvandaMet. He told me that Metformin by itself was generally less than $5.00. Well, he was correct. The two prescription medications were called in and when I went to pick them up, the Avandia was $60.00 and the Metformin, $4.00. I would have actually paid more for the two separate drugs, so I wrote off that idea and just had my regular prescription filled. My doctor asked me to let him know on my next appointment if there was a major price difference in my favor so he could possibly help his other patients save some money.