Is diabetes a preexisting condition?

A sexually transmitted disease may be a preexisting condition, but not necessarily.

If your shoulder commonly comes out of its socket, then it is a preexisting condition. If it is the first time you have dislocated your shoulder or if you have never dislocated your shoulder, then it is not a preexisting condition.

According to my insurance company if you have seen a doctor about the condition it is preexisting.

If the pregnancy began before the first date of coverage - yes it is preexisting.

No, premature birth is not at all a preexisting condition. Premature birth becomes imminent when the doctor thinks the condition of both mother and child would be safe to allow premature birth. In this way it will not be considered as a preexisting condition while applying for Medical insurance.

No, a mammogram is a test used to check for breast cancer, it is not a condition at all. Preexisting conditions are medical conditions you had prior to entering a health plan such as hypertension or diabetes. A mammogram is a test, not a condition as stated. To deny someone medical insurance stating that the mammogram they had was a preexisting condition is just a way these health insurance plans try to reduce the amount they have to pay on claims only wanting you to pay into them.

Yes. In order to have a knee replacement done you must first have a significant amount of damage to the knee joint. That is your preexisting condition. The knee replacement itself was done to replace the damaged joint and may or may not be considered a preexisting condition.

"Preexisting" : a condition or state which preceded another. (sometimes appears hyphenated as 'pre-existing') A "preexisting condition" : A status for medical afflictions that were already affecting a patient before the beginning of the current (or future) medical coverage or treatment.

It depends on what is causing the sleep apnea. It is preexisting if it is caused by tonsils, adnoids, or an elongated uvula. It is not preexisting if it is caused by being overweight, or possibly by a deviated septum.

Diabetes classes as a condition because it is not contagious like diseases

Unfortunately no. If you are already in the military there are options depending on your insulin dependency or lack thereof. A person will typically be medically discharged. You cannot join if it is a preexisting condition and will not even make it to MEPS.

Tests, of any kind, are not included in the definition of preexisting condition. You have to be given a definitive diagnosis from that testing in order to have a preexisting condition. If by having a heart cath test, it was determined that you did not need to have one placed, then you do not have a preexisting condition. For example, you may have an MRI/CAT Scan and then a PET Scan to determine if you have cancer, but if they find you do not have cancer, then you are not diagnosed with a condition, therefore cannot considered preexisting. I should add that, generally if a Dr. wants to evaluate for a heart cath, then you currently have or have had issues with your heart in the past. This may be something like a high percentage blockage, irregular heart beat, thickening of the lining around your heart, etc. This would be considered a preexisting condition and future insurance companies may determine that any intervention needed on your heart would be preexisting. However, insurance companies usually have a preexisting time frame (generally 12 or 24 months) in which a condition is no longer consider preexisting. For example, if you were diagnosed with a heart condition 13 months ago and the insurance company you are planning on joining policy is a 12-month limit on pre-existing conditions, then you are in the clear and the preexisting condition clause does not apply to you.

status preexista status praesens ( is the present state, condition)

Gout and osteoarthritis are different conditions.

You will have to fill out a questioneer and disclose your condition. Your prexisting conditions do indeed matter.

No, preexisting conditions do not apply to prescription coverage. This ended in the beginning of 2014 when Obama's health care plan went into works.

Diabetes can increase the risk of developing the condition

No. Diabetes is a condition, not a substance, and therefore cannot be a "mutagen".

The health insurance wouldn't pay as it was a pre-existing condition.

Yes, it is, and so is pregnancy, or herpes......in the USA anyways...

The diseases which already existed at the time of taking the health insurance policy are attributed as preexisting condition. The Health Insurance Co. is at liberty to cancel your claim forthwith if it is proved that you contacted any such disease after taking the policy.

No. Sugar is a chemical, diabetes is a medical condition.

Preexisting means something that already exists, or exists before this point. For example a preexisting condition in relation to medical insurance is an illness that you have before you take out the insurance.

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Yea. Even people hundreds of yrs. ago were addicted to alchocol!