At least I have health insurance. Without it I could wind up sleeping under a bridge.

Yo, people. It’s 7 a.m. and I’d still be in bed right now except for DAMN DIABETES, because low blood sugar always wakes me up. What a life, right? At the present time my BGL (blood glucose) is 60, but with an appropriate level of pestering maybe I’ll convince Sam to buy me a Sausage McMuffin when he wakes up. (Hold a good thought.)

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And now I’d like to suggest a few movies coming up on TCM for the next few days. Click here to order a supply of Pop Secret to enhance your viewing enjoyment.

MONDAY, DECEMBER 1

Grand Hotel (1932) starring Joan Crawford, John Barrymore and Greta Garbo
The Last of Mrs. Cheyney (1937) starring Joan Crawford and William Powell
Susan and God (1940) starring Joan Crawford and Fredric March
Mildred Pierce (1945) starring Joan Crawford and Ann Blyth
This Is the Night (1932) starring Cary Grant, Roland Young and Lili Damita
She Done Him Wrong (1933) starring Cary Grant and Mae West
The Eagle and the Hawk (1933) starring Cary Grant, Fredric March and Carole Lombard
Suzy (1936) starring Cary Grant and Jean Harlow

TUESDAY, DECEMBER 2

The Dark Horse (1932) starring Warren William, Bette Davis and Guy Kibbee

Under Eighteen (1932) starring Warren William and Marian Marsh

The Woman from Monte Carlo (1932) starring Warren William and Walter Huston

Don’t Bet on Blondes (1935) starring Warren William, Claire Dodd and Errol Flynn

A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur’s Court (1949) starring Bing Crosby

Incidentally, to hell with Christmas ... December is CARY GRANT MONTH on Turner Classic Movies and during the next few days I’ll be providing a comprehensive list of viewing recommendations. In the meantime, the first four Cary Grant titles appear above in the list for December 1, including a strange little romantic comedy thing called This Is the Night that was Cary’s FIRST FILM. Believe it or not, he plays an Olympic athlete with a javelin whose wife runs off with Roland Young. Holy shit, right?

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So yesterday in the mail I get a letter from Blue Cross/Blue Shield advising that they’ll no longer cover my Humulin R insulin prescription starting in January and I’m supposed to tell my doctor to prescribe Novolin R from Wal-Mart instead because IT’S VERY VERY CHEAP. I don’t understand this. With so many diabetics on the planet — and especially with insulin being such an old drug — I’m shocked that ANY brand would be expensive in the 21st century. Apparently Humulin R costs about $300 per vial (the price has more than tripled in the past couple of years) and I use four vials a month. My co-pay has always been $40 for a three-month refill. I’ll ask Dr. M to switch my prescription to Novolin R instead, but I want it known that I tried this brand once before about three years ago and it didn’t work as well for me as Humulin. I am therefore aggravated, irritated, pissed off and not especially happy. On the plus side, at least I have health insurance. Without it I could wind up sleeping under a bridge.

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I think it might be nap time now because there’s nothing else to eat and I just ran out of words. Thank you for reading this. Seriously.