Just a rant to make me feel better. I’m in the uk and I’m a t1 and I order all my repeat prescriptions online, collect them from boots. Nice and easy. I get 5 sticks of novorapid at time which lasts me about a month.
Except.. every now and then my GP/doctors surgery cancel and decline my repeat for insulin because:
A) they want to speak to me about something and by cancelling my insulin they know this ‘gets my attention’ so I contact them
Or
B) they’ve randomly decided that I’ve had enough insulin this month so I don’t need anymore for a while. (Even though it’s prescribed as ‘when required’)
This gets me sooo mad. It’s hard enough being completely at the mercy of a gp and pharmacy every month but when they cancel because they want to speak to me or I have a review coming up so decide I can’t have any insulin until I have a review - this just ridiculous!
Insulin isn’t something to ‘cancel’ for a t1 diabetic living from month to month at their prescription mercy. GPs should know better.
Anyone else a T1 and get messed around with your insulin repeats or is it just me??!
Grrrr.
Ok rant over. Better check if I’m high.
Except.. every now and then my GP/doctors surgery cancel and decline my repeat for insulin because:
A) they want to speak to me about something and by cancelling my insulin they know this ‘gets my attention’ so I contact them
Or
B) they’ve randomly decided that I’ve had enough insulin this month so I don’t need anymore for a while. (Even though it’s prescribed as ‘when required’)
This gets me sooo mad. It’s hard enough being completely at the mercy of a gp and pharmacy every month but when they cancel because they want to speak to me or I have a review coming up so decide I can’t have any insulin until I have a review - this just ridiculous!
Insulin isn’t something to ‘cancel’ for a t1 diabetic living from month to month at their prescription mercy. GPs should know better.
Anyone else a T1 and get messed around with your insulin repeats or is it just me??!
Grrrr.
Ok rant over. Better check if I’m high.