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Does BCBS cover Mounjaro? It depends

The Checkup by Singlecare

This injectable prescription drug mimics the hormones GIP and GLP-1, which stimulate insulin production, lowering blood sugar in individuals with Type 2 diabetes. In her personal experience, Dr. Bonza says prior authorization has also meant her patients must have “persistently elevated A1C despite oral therapy.”

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Prednisone Can Cause Anxiety, Depression and Insomnia

The People's Pharmacy

My sugar was elevated to extreme heights, I had systemic yeast throughout my body and my joints were swollen even more. I am now a type 2 diabetic from too many steroid shots causing blood sugar spikes. They said usually your sugar will level off; mine did not.” I had been an outgoing, gregarious person.