Annual Reviews

[moyesy]

I am a Type 2 using insulin to control the condition.

My question relates to the so called annual review. My last one was on October 7 2016. Snice my diagnosis over 25 years ago I have had 20 annual reviews. Is this normal and when should I expect my summons this year?

As the numbers increase there appears to be little increase in provision certainly in my area.

All comment good or bad welcome

 

[slip]

the clues in the name - annual review!

I would get on the phone and call them and say you're over due your annual review.......

 

[Deanoh]

I am a Type 2 using insulin to control the condition.

My question relates to the so called annual review. My last one was on October 7 2016. Snice my diagnosis over 25 years ago I have had 20 annual reviews. Is this normal and when should I expect my summons this year?

As the numbers increase there appears to be little increase in provision certainly in my area.

All comment good or bad welcome

I agree with @slip - chase it up yourself informing them that it is overdue.

 

[moyesy]

Thank you for your comments.

I would get on the phone to them but past experience shows that it is a waste of time and costly £1.25 last time to have an encounter with someone who saw her job as guarding the doctors against upstarts like me.

My question was to guage whether this is commonplace or not especially where insulin is involved

 

[Guzzler]

As you may have read/heard Type 2 Diabetes is now at the level of epidemic, add the numbers of newly diagnosed to the fact that our NHS is overstretched and underfunded and it will become clear that those people who maintain good control of whichever type of diabetes they have may be seen as being able to wait a little longer for their review. Personally, I would just love to be so well controlled as to be considered for an annual review rather than the biannual.

 

[slip]

It is common place to have at least an annual review when on insulin - and usually but not always for that to be at a diabetes specialist clinic and not by your GP (who in most cases would be pretty useless by definition for insulin related issues)

 

[moyesy]

Thank you for your answers.

Like a lot of people I do not want to be seen as a fusspot. I work hard to control my diabetes and feel that care is good when received but at the same time I do feel frustrated with a surgery which clearly has capacity issues.