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<blockquote data-quote="RuthW" data-source="post: 954933" data-attributes="member: 148713"><p>I'm not in the UK anymore but when I was, and was registered for 20-odd years with a very good group practice, I also had to go in every year for a "review." This mostly involved me telling them how much insulin I was using and how many blood sugar sticks, and any other meds. It allowed them to maintain the repeat prescription system very well. Plus, they could double check that they were being informed properly by the diabetic clinic, and that I was actually doing what the clinic thought I was doing. When I stopped attending the diabetic clinic because I didn't like the consultant, my GP formally 'took over' my care for a while, which really meant I was looking after myself, and we both knew it. There are lots of 'non-compliant' diabetics out there, so the GP clinic once a year allows them an option they otherwise would not have, and also an opportunity to feedback on the clinic that they wouldnt otherwise have.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="RuthW, post: 954933, member: 148713"] I'm not in the UK anymore but when I was, and was registered for 20-odd years with a very good group practice, I also had to go in every year for a "review." This mostly involved me telling them how much insulin I was using and how many blood sugar sticks, and any other meds. It allowed them to maintain the repeat prescription system very well. Plus, they could double check that they were being informed properly by the diabetic clinic, and that I was actually doing what the clinic thought I was doing. When I stopped attending the diabetic clinic because I didn't like the consultant, my GP formally 'took over' my care for a while, which really meant I was looking after myself, and we both knew it. There are lots of 'non-compliant' diabetics out there, so the GP clinic once a year allows them an option they otherwise would not have, and also an opportunity to feedback on the clinic that they wouldnt otherwise have. [/QUOTE]
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