another example of why i don't like my husband...
 

he has NO tact....

so, yesterday, sitting at a very nice restaurant with my husband, my investor, and our title attorney, my ever so sweet husband announces to me...and everyone else at the table "oh, by the way honey, you have high cholesterol".

my jaw dropped. he has NO tact. none.

this is the first i have heard of it. apparently the insurance lady emailed him and told him that when i had my physical done, it came back that it is high. she didn't indicate how high...but that i should start seeing a doctor for it. well...it would have been nice if he told me this in the privacy of our home...not announce it at the table of the restaurant with everyone else there!!! I truly do not like him.

anyway....so...i guess i have that to worry about. funny...i was watching on tv yesterday about low cholesterol diets and how you can not be overweight but have high cholesterol and not even know it.

wellllll...what a coincidence huh??

so i will be working on that

I agree 100% with you, that was NOT the time, and place to tell you that!! Men can be thoughtless at times :rolleyes:

That was rude of him. Would he have liked it if the tables were turned and YOU would have been the one to announce "By the way, I got an e-mail today about your physical and, you know that little rash you have? It is jock itch but it's easy to treat!" I guess that you'll have to be the one who has to teach him how to be tactful!

Its called privacy and I think the insurance person should not have even disclosed it to your husband. They should have called you.

Exactly!! That would have been the right way of doing things!

Great point! I didn't even know they were allowed to tell spouses things like that. When I mail prescription information to customers from the pharmacy, even if two are going to the same exact address (husband and wife) they have to be mailed separately in order to maintain confidentiality...It makes no sense at all for him to be able to tell you husband that information unless you signed some sort of waiver or something.

Anyway, he definitely could've been more tactful in that situation! Sorry you had to be embarrassed like that. Maybe next time he'll think before he talks since he knows this hurt you.

I went to the doctor recently & they asked if it would be okay to leave messages about my health with my husband & I said it was. But I agree if she didn't give them permission then it's wrong. & unless her husband has terrets he needs a good kick in the crotch....not literally.

Actually, under HIPA rules medical information cannot be shared with anyone without their permission. My daughter worked in a pharmacy and now a doctor's office and she is very much aware in talking to me about work to not mention names or give too much information. I don't know if an insurance company would be held to those same rules or not. You could call them and ask and let them know that you did not a appreciate them sharing your information with your husband. I bet you'll find out that someone made a mistake.

there are more than a few reasons i would like to do this :D :D but i won't LOL

Men!!!:rolleyes:

Well said Judy! :thumbup:

Thank you.:cool:

You know, I think a lot of things in life can be summed up simply by saying "Men!!!:rolleyes:" LOL!

How true!! I often say "MEN" or "boys & their toys" LOL

I agree with everyone else on here. The insurance agent should not have been able to tell your husband this. Usually I'm more frustrated about the HIPA requirements and think they are silly, but this is one example of when they actually are good. I would contact the insurance company and ask them about this, before they do this to someone else. My hubby asks me to take care of a lot of his medical insurance stuff for him, and I am frequently asked if my husband knows that I am calling them on his behalf.

And with regard to your husband, I agree, MEN!!!! They can be so frustrating. They just do not think. Mine is trained not to do things like that, but we've been married 33 years, and it took time and lots of patience to get him to this point.;)

I was thinking the same thing. the insurance person was way wrong too :thumbdwn:
what Hubby did was also really wrong:eek:

OK. So now that everyone has vented at those rotten men we live with... get the book Sugar Busters or any in that series from the library. It's the quickest way to safely lower your cholesterol with diet and does not involve anything crazy. Our MD put us onto it years ago. My husband's cholesterol was dangerously high as was his blood sugar. We went on sugar busters and in 6 weeks he was hight normal and normal on them and lost 16 lbs without ever being hungry. I lost weight too - side bonus to cooking for a family - it's easier to make one set of things to eat! lol

There might have been some paperwork signed by you along the lines that allowed the doctors to give your husband information. That's just a guess though and you could make a phone call and they should be able to let you know if he's on the "individual allowed info list" or not.

I know in the past at doctors I have signed many forms allowing my husband to be given any health info on me if needed, etc.

Anyway - Good luck w/ finding all the helpful info in managing your cholesterol. Luckily they have so much information out there now to help. I'm hoping you and your doctor can find the best program suited for you.

Good thought, rivermom. I have signed those forms too, to make it easier in the case of emergency.

It would be different if a doctor's office had given him the information. There probably would have been a form she would have signed, but the insurance person??? That's part that I think is wrong with what happened here.

Cinnamon lowers cholesterol. You can sprinkle it on lots of foods and never even notice, even chili or a subway sandwich. That's how I got my cholesterol under control. Simple and cheap, so the doctors don't mention it to you. I actually found out about it from an article in Reader's Digest.

Hey everyone!!! Hi Sheryl, I really need to get back here more often...lol

I think it's terrible what the insurance person did. You need to call and find out their policy. Now as for your husband....just like Judy said...Men. She's very wise ya know. I think all men should come with a 'D' ring on the back of their neck. That way when we don't need them we can hang them up out of the way and when we do need them, just take them down....mine would never come down!

Cinnamon is good for insulin control but the fresher the better for the benefit. It is best to buy the sticks and grate your own.

When you make more insulin than you need, as when you eat high fructose corn syrup products, for example and your body responds to the high amount of glucose, the extra insulin tells the liver to make triglycerides, hence you end up with clogged arteries and weight gain even if you are not eating fats. Sugar Buster's books explain it very well.

So when cinnamon helps with insulin control, esp important for people with diabetes, it is also helping with triglyceride control...