The sleep apnea scam

Well, if people won't get healthy over the motivation of money (cost of insurance) maybe they will if their entire livelihood depends on it... *shrug*

 

Congrats
on the weight lose! It can be done I lost 30 lbs myself its cazy how much better you feel when you eat right

 

Some people have Weight because of medical conditions. Not everyone is lazy. I'm really active. My problem is portion control and a bad thyroid. Thyroid problem dealt with and now weight is melting off like butter. So don't assume it's laziness...

 

I've said its a scam since the beginning! The equipment manufactureres and testers are lobbying for it so they can rake in tge money.

 

this whole sleep study non sence is just stupid you know last i checked a few years ago they estimated 25% of America have sleep apnea why pick on truckers you think cars arent just as dangerous on the roads the majority of accidents involving trucks were actually the 4 wheelers fault so why shouldnt they be help accountable. if they pass this for trucks then every car that intends to drive over 200 miles at a time should be forced to have a sleep study done. we arent the only ones on the road that can do damage

 

I categorically disagree. I'm a prime example of how much CPAP treatment can favorably affect a person's health.

However (and I've stated this before), the companies that turning Sleep Apnea into another form of "conveyor belt" medicine should be called out and stood up to. Crete, the carrier I work for, is one of them. I called their bluff. I've been on CPAP since October, 2007. Came here and was told they would want me to do another sleep study. Fine, I said. BUT I will not pay $900 for their machine when I have a perfectly good one I got for free from Schneider.

They cancelled my request to do a sleep study. Sadly, they are not the only company pulling this crap.

 

Check out a Thorton Adjustable Positioner or TAP insurance paid for mine & it works great for my sleep apnea. Much better than CPAP
I think mine came from www.sleepwellsolutions.com

 

Not saying it's laziness...but it generally stems from not doing what you NEED to do. I'm a foodaholic. Put food on my plate and I have to eat ALL of it...even if the portions are too big. It's taken me years of forcing myself to only eat what I need...but now I can finally have "all you can eat" and walk away after I've had a normal sized portion.

Was it lazy that stopped me all those years? No...it was unawareness of a problem until I saw it in the mirror...and then it was fear of how hard it would be. Turned out it was hard...but it was also totally worth it. I still have a long way to go...but I will get there, one hurdle at a time.

 

That was our upbringing from our parents who were raised by parents that were in the great depression. We are taught that if there is food on your plate, you eat all of it for you are wasting it if you don't. That upbringing has affected us. Then we feel like we're hungrier than we are, load our plates up, feel full, then look at the plate and do what we were taught, don't waste it. Now I just grab smaller portions from the start and I feel fuller by eating less.