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Employees
Employees and their dependents enrolled in the UM System’s Custom Network Plan, PPO Plan, and Healthy Savings Plan can obtain diabetic supplies through the medical insurance plan or the prescription drug plan.
Medical insurance plan
- Custom Network Plan and PPO Plan - Plan members may obtain the supplies noted below through an in-network durable medical equipment (DME) provider through their medical insurance at no cost to them (free).
- Healthy Savings Plan - Plan members may obtain the supplies noted below through an in-network DME provider, subject to the applicable plan deductible and co-insurance.
National DME providers include (links exit UM System site):
- (1-855-404-6727)
- Diabetic test strips
- Glucometers
- Continuous glucose monitors
- Diabetic supplies
- Tandem insulin pumps
- (866-422-4866)
- Diabetic test strips
- Glucometers
- Continuous glucose monitors
- Diabetic supplies
- Tandem and Beta Bionic pumps
- (1-877-902-9726)
- Diabetic test strips
- Glucometers
- Diabetic supplies
- Tandem diabetic pumps and supplies
- Beta Bionic pumps and supplies
- (1-800-321-0591)
- Diabetic test strips
- Glucometers
- Continuous glucose monitors
- Diabetic supplies
- Tandem insulin pumps
- Beta Bionic pumps and supplies
- (1-877-405-3668, options 2)
- Diabetic shoes
- (1-800-591-3455, option 4)
- OnmiPod pump and supplies only
- (1-877-754-6542)
- Diabetic shoes
- (1-800-646-4633)
- Diabetic MiniMed insulin pumps and supplies
- Continuous glucose monitors
- (1-888-336-9363)
- Diabetic test strips
- Glucometers
- Diabetic supplies
- Tandem Diabetes Care (1-877-801-6901)
- Tandem diabetic insulin pump and supplies
OneTouch flyers
- OneTouch meter voucher (PDF, 729KB)
- Doctor visits - Spanish/Espa?ol (PDF, 575KB)
- Test smart - Spanish/Espa?ol (PDF, 1.1MB)
Prescription drug plan
Your prescription drug plan covers the following supplies at the normal costs for prescription drugs (i.e., normal copays/coinsurance apply):
- May offer free glucose monitors on a periodic basis
- Supplies (including diabetic strips, lancing devices, lancets, needles, syringes, and alcohol wipes)
- Generic supplies are available for the Ascensia glucose monitors
- Brand-name supplies are available for One Touch glucose monitors
Please be aware that if you go to a pharmacy for your supplies, the pharmacy will process the purchase under your prescription plan because that is what they are set up to do. Furthermore, if you obtain your diabetic