So, you've just been diagnosed with a chronic disease -

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14. Predisone

I was diagnosed with Polymyalgia in the arthritis- auto immune area. I am also diabetic. When I went to the rhumatologist he wanted me to take predisone for one year. I read about it and thankfully I didn't take it. My MD gave me a couple 10 day intervals of predisone and I take Naproxen when I really feel my muscles tense.

My diabetes is kept in very good control. I eat well and try to keep it that way. Predisone can make you become a diabetic even if you weren't one. It can make a diabetic's blood levels uncontrollable. So read about it before agreeing to take predisone for a long period of time. Naproxen can cause stomach bleeding and the pharmacist says to take it with prilosec to coat the stomach lining first. Point always know what your taking and what the side effects are!!

This is my problem, maybe you and the members here can also help me. It is not always the US Government that does the oppressing to Native Americans!! The Seminole Tribe of Florida is denying tribal members of other tribes to use their health facilities as of 7-1-12 for any chronic problem if your are not Seminole, yet my Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma tribe sees every person of Native American heritage with a Indian card, (CDIB). So who is the oppressor? (IHS) Indian Health Services meant long ago for all Indians to have access to medical care wherever they lived, not just the area of their tribe. The Seminole Health states they will no longer treat anyone not Seminole for chronic conditions. Diabetes is a chronic condition and is prevalent in all our Indian families. They will see us for acute condition- short term duration like the flue and Indians living in Florida with Diabetes or other chronic illness patients are now uninsurable and thrown to the wolves. If you can help by faxing or sending letters stating this is unfair treatment, I would appreciate it. I am Choctaw and my tribe Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma treats all Indians of all tribes in clinics across Okla.
Connie Whidden is the Seminole Health Director- Her Fax [phone]-Phone [phone] address Seminole Tribe of Florida 3006 Josie Billie Ave., Hollywood, Fl. 33024

Thank you for allowing me to address this issue on your thread. Today is my first day as a member at DU, and they won't allow me to start my own thread yet. I am in tears, I was insurable when I started going to their clinic 7 years ago. Now that I have diabetes I can no longer buy affordable insurance. The govt insurance is $370.00 per month for one person my age (55).If the Seminoles can do this to me, it can be done to any Indian anywhere.