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Listmates:

FYI.  If a licensed health care practitioner has any reason to
believe that a child, or adult, has diabetes and orders the test and
uses the right codes, the insurance company should cover it.  Early
detection of diabetes is a very well accepted medical goal and if
there are symptoms or a high probability of diabetes any test ordered
by a licensed practitioner should be covered.  If a test is done as
part of a physical examination or for routine screening purposes then
many insurance companies will not cover the test as a
"wellness"/prevention/screening procedure.

Note:  If a claim for a diabetes test is denied and your health care
practitioner had good documented medical reasons for doing the test,
you can and should appeal the denial.

Everyone, not just celiacs, should know the symptoms of diabetes.
The The American Diabetes Association list includes frequent
urination, excessive thirst, extreme hunger, unusual weight loss,
increased fatigue, irritability and blurry vision.
http://www.diabetes.org/diabetes-symptoms.jsp

There are a number of risk factors known for diabetes, unfortunately
celiac disease does not appear on most lists.  Diabetes does appears
on the lists of diseases found in the celiac population.

Betsy
Austin, Texas

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