Medicare Health Insurance is something that a lot of us take for granted until we actually need to use it. Only a few months ago, we were dealt with the crushing blow that my husband had diabetes. It was quite a shocker for us, as he has always been very healthy and there were no diabetics in his family. He was just all of a sudden violently ill one day and as soon as the emergency doctor saw him, he knew that it was insulin that he needed.

He was, of course, treated right away and the questions of Medicare supplement were brought up later, when he was feeling better. It was then that we realized that we didn’t have the proper coverage and had neglected to obtain it before it was needed.

The people at the hospital, as well as the people with Medicare were very good to us. We were offered free diabetes supplies to get us through until we could get the coverage that we needed. It has been hard, but we are dealing with the disease and it is now completely under control.